The bioresource department of Guyane Development Innovation (GDI) promotes economic development in French Guyana through its focus on biodiversity. It targets several sectors: agriculture and food, aquaculture and seafood products, wood and biomass, and biofuels. Its mains goals are to promote the creation and development of natural resource-processing companies, support traditional economic sectors and economic diversity by stimulating innovation, and to initiate links with national clusters. It also helps with the acquisition of scientific equipment, skills development (supporting doctoral studies and PhDs), and more.