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November 26, 2025 Report Lignin is the Untapped Catalyst for BC’s Green Economy By investing in the commercialization of BC's lignin, Canada's forestry industry can achieve three major benefits: new revenue, innovation, and a circular economy. A new report highlights how we can tap into this opportunity. View Report
November 13, 2025 Report Solidifying BC’s Leadership in the Forest Bioeconomy BC’s forest sector stands at a critical crossroads. The province can lead in the global forest bioeconomy, reducing wildfires and GHGHs, creating jobs, and generating value out of waste. This report provides crucial insights on how we get there. View Report
August 8, 2025 Report Canada’s Ventures to Value Chains: Ag-Bioeconomy Canada’s Ventures to Value Chains: Ag-Bioeconomy is part of a Foresight initiative leveraging data from technology companies and other key partners to map, categorize, and analyze strategically important industry value chains for Canada in the clean economy. View Report
July 14, 2025 Report Unlocking Opportunities in the Forest Bioeconomy (Update) Building off our 2024 report, Foresight partnered with UnitedLex to develop a Forest Bioeconomy Landscape Study, which analyzes innovation in the global forest bioeconomy ecosystem. View Report
April 28, 2025 Report BC Cleantech Export Report: Forest Bioeconomy BC's vast forest biomass supply, robust research, and West Coast location create a strong foundation to meet the growing global demand for renewable bio-based solutions. This report examines how BC's cleantech sector can leverage the forest bioeconomy for exports, outlining strengths and market opportunities. View Report
December 17, 2024 Report Lignin Forest Bioeconomy - Case Study Explore opportunities for sustainable innovation, economic growth, and emissions reduction in BC’s forest bioeconomy through the BCNZIN Lignin Project. View Report
August 28, 2024 Report Bioeconomy Opportunities: Lil'wat Forestry Ventures In the Southwest of BC, burning restrictions prohibit harvesting and fire prevention activities in some forested regions. This led Lil’wat Forestry Ventures (LFV), an economic development venture with traditional forestry activities and assets, to consider new pathways to remove forest waste sustainably. View Report
August 8, 2024 Report Unlocking Opportunities in the Forest Bioeconomy Foresight partnered with New Ventures BC and UnitedLex to develop a Forest Bioeconomy Landscape Study, which looks at the global innovations ecosystem around forestry and the bioeconomy. View Report
December 4, 2023 Report Canada’s Ventures to Value Chains: Forest Bioeconomy Canada’s Ventures to Value Chains: Forest Bioeconomy is part of a Foresight initiative leveraging data from technology companies and other key stakeholders to map, categorize, and analyze strategically important industry value chains for Canada in the clean economy. View Report
April 29, 2021 Report Smart Policy Series 2019: Forestry In this edition of Foresight's Smart Policy Series, we explore opportunities to incentivize low carbon pathways for Canadian forestry. View Report
April 29, 2021 Report Road to 2050: Forestry This report outlines a range of sustainability-related certification programs, policies and strategy papers that are driving decision-making in BC's forestry sector on the path to 2030-2050 sustainability targets. View Report
April 29, 2021 Report Closing the Loop on Circular Bioeconomy Innovation The accelerated adoption of the circular bioeconomy is integral to Canada’s net zero economy future with a projected $240 billion market size in Canada alone by 2030. This report explores how to accelerate adoption across Canada's circular bioeconomy. View Report