This study aimed to analyse, evaluate, and compare the status of the bioeconomy concept in the Mekong region in three countries, namely Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. The research questions focused on the perception of the bioeconomy concept by the governments and industries, the barriers to its development, and the prerequisites for its development in the region, and also explored whether it is reflected in the related existing official strategic documents. The study used a combined methodology that included qualitative document analysis and an online questionnaire distributed to public and private sector representatives in all three countries, analysed through Advocacy Coalition Framework theory lenses. The results showed that while the bioeconomy is acknowledged in many institutions of the South-East Asian countries and closely connected to the sustainable development and circular economy, there is a lack of a clear bioeconomy vision, resulting in the absence of dedicated bioeconomy strategies in these countries. The results indicated that the bioeconomy concept is a new emerging concept in these countries, which was perceived as the most important barrier to its development. Unfortunately, there is limited expert knowledge of the bioeconomy, and insufficient support from the state-level, followed by low technological development. The study also highlighted the irreplaceable role of the forest-based sector in the bioeconomy concept. The authors suggest further research on the economic valuation of the bioeconomy to promote its adoption, as well as a greater involvement of key policymakers in the individual countries for its further development, specifically in Thailand and Vietnam, or a further comparison with selected European countries. The study also suggests several possible assumptions for the development of the bioeconomy in the studied countries, based on their different levels of technological development and industrialization.

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湄公河地区国家的生物经济：泰国、越南和老挝利益相关者的理解和看法

本研究旨在分析、评估和比较泰国、越南和老挝三个国家湄公河地区生物经济概念的现状。研究问题集中于政府和行业对生物经济概念的认知、其发展的障碍以及该地区发展的先决条件，并探讨其是否反映在现有的相关官方战略文件中。该研究采用了综合方法，包括定性文件分析和向所有三个国家的公共和私营部门代表分发的在线调查问卷，并通过倡导联盟框架理论镜头进行分析。结果表明，虽然生物经济在东南亚国家的许多机构中得到认可，并与可持续发展和循环经济密切相关，但缺乏明确的生物经济愿景，导致这些国家缺乏专门的生物经济战略。国家。结果表明，生物经济概念在这些国家是一个新兴概念，被认为是其发展的最重要障碍。不幸的是，生物经济的专业知识有限，国家层面的支持不足，技术发展水平较低。该研究还强调了森林部门在生物经济概念中不可替代的作用。作者建议对生物经济的经济评估进行进一步研究，以促进其采用，并让各个国家的主要决策者更多地参与其进一步发展，特别是在泰国和越南，或与选定的欧洲国家进行进一步比较。该研究还根据所研究国家不同的技术发展和工业化水平，提出了几种可能的生物经济发展假设。