Objective of the webinar:
- To share inputs on lessons learned and experiences from BioTrade national and regional programme partners in Latin America in implementing the Principles and Criteria (P&C)
- To incorporate these lessons learned and experiences into the revision of the BioTrade Criteria
Background
Since 2007, BioTrade partners and practitioners have been implementing BioTrade Principles and Criteria (P&C) in a variety of biodiversity sectors that use plants, animals or ecosystem services (e.g sustainable tourism) across 46 countries. To achieve continuous improvement, it is important to capture these valuable experiences and to have them guide the P&C revision process.
UNCTAD is leading this revision process and is coordinating with partners to receive inputs from different practitioners and experts from May 2018 to February 2019. This revision process will also incorporate relevant aspects of more recent international agreements/agendas (e.g. Nagoya Protocol, SDGs) as well as factors related to the growing consumer demand for biodiversity friendly products and services.
On 14 August 2018, UNCTAD is organizing a focused webinar on Lessons learned from implementing BioTrade Criteria with BioTrade national and regional programme partners in Latin America. This webinar will provide the opportunity for review and discussion of the practical experience from BioTrade focal points and programme partners from the region.
The updated BioTrade P&C will then be uploaded into ITC´s Standards Map, enabling benchmarking of BioTrade P&C with other sustainability frameworks as well as providing SMEs with the ability to carry out company self-assessments. This online tool will also enhance the understanding of BioTrade, but also promote partners and the capacity-building tools developed.
These activities are developed by UNCTAD with the support of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO under the Global BioTrade Programme: Linking trade, biodiversity and sustainable development (April 2018–March 2022).
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Lessons from implementing BioTrade Principles and Criteria Technical Workshophttp://unctad.org/meeting/lessons-implementing-biotrade-principles-and-criteria-technical-workshop
Trade and Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Branchhttp://unctad.org/topic/trade-and-environment
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECOhttps://www.seco-cooperation.admin.ch/secocoop/en/home.html
