1st BioTrade Congress
Programme
18 June 2012
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08:30 – 10:00 Welcoming and Session 1: Policy
framework
Moderator: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Description:
The session will focus on providing an update
of the current international policy and regulatory environment covering biodiversity
and trade issues and will set the stage for in-depth discussions on the potential
contribution of BioTrade for enhancing on- going related policy processes.
This will include forward looking ideas on the role of BioTrade in meeting
the 2020
Aichi Targets, the implications of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing,
as well as specific milestones such as the Conference of the Parties (COPs)
of CBD and CITES, including their interface with the international trade,
economic policy agenda.
Speakers: Braulio DIAS, Hans Peter EGLER, Sigrid KAAG, Supachai PANITCHPAKDI, John E. SCANLON
Moderator: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Description:
The session will focus on providing an update
of the current international policy and regulatory environment covering biodiversity
and trade issues and will set the stage for in-depth discussions on the potential
contribution of BioTrade for enhancing on- going related policy processes.
This will include forward looking ideas on the role of BioTrade in meeting
the 2020
Aichi Targets, the implications of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing,
as well as specific milestones such as the Conference of the Parties (COPs)
of CBD and CITES, including their interface with the international trade,
economic policy agenda.Speakers: Braulio DIAS, Hans Peter EGLER, Sigrid KAAG, Supachai PANITCHPAKDI, John E. SCANLON
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Statement by Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi
UNCTAD -
Welcoming and Policy frameworks
Hans-Peter Egler, SECO -
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias
Convention on Biological Diversity
10:00– 10:30 Coffee break
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10:30– 11:30 Parallel discussions: How can BioTrade contribute
to meet the “Biodiversity Strategic
Plan 2011-2020 and the Aichi Targets”?
Moderator: Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development - Colombia
Description: The purpose of the session is to discuss and
analyze how BioTrade can effectively contribute to the fulfillment of the
CBD Strategic Plan 2011-2020 and the Aichi Targets at the local and regional
levels. In so doing, BioTrade can contribute to reducing direct pressures
on biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide, as well as to maintain
and improve human well-being.
The expected outcome of this session is to provide an overview on how BioTrade contributes to achieve the Aichi Targets / CDB Strategic Plan 2011–2020, and to show how the Latin America and the Caribbean countries are already implementing the proposed strategies with the support of BioTrade programmes.
Speakers: Brigitte BAPTISTE Jaime CARDENAS, Lorena JARAMILLO, Alejandra TORRES
Plan 2011-2020 and the Aichi Targets”?
Moderator: Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development - Colombia
Description: The purpose of the session is to discuss and
analyze how BioTrade can effectively contribute to the fulfillment of the
CBD Strategic Plan 2011-2020 and the Aichi Targets at the local and regional
levels. In so doing, BioTrade can contribute to reducing direct pressures
on biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide, as well as to maintain
and improve human well-being.
The expected outcome of this session is to provide an overview on how BioTrade contributes to achieve the Aichi Targets / CDB Strategic Plan 2011–2020, and to show how the Latin America and the Caribbean countries are already implementing the proposed strategies with the support of BioTrade programmes.
Speakers: Brigitte BAPTISTE Jaime CARDENAS, Lorena JARAMILLO, Alejandra TORRES
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Value chains in Biotrade: lessons learned
and further challenges from Colombia
Brigitte LG Baptiste / Sebastián Restrepo,
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt -
Biodiversity Strategic Plan / Aichi Targets and the BioTrade Impact Assessment System
Lorena Jaramillo, UNCTAD -
Biodiversity and Bio-Trade. The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
Jaime Webbe, CBD -
The
Aichi Biodiversity Targets & The GEF – CAF Project
GEF, CAF and UNEP
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10:30– 11:30 Parallel discussions: Equitable sharing of benefits in the ethical sourcing of biodiversity
Moderator: Union for Ethical BioTrade
Description: This Panel aims to provide an overview of the importance and elements of fair and equitable benefit sharing in the ethical sourcing of biodiversity, as well as concrete examples of how benefit sharing is put into practice by companies and other organizations. In addition, the Panel will explore the opportunities and challenges for the ethical sourcing of biodiversity posed by evolving rules on access to biodiversity and benefit sharing at the international, sub-regional and national levels, including the Nagoya Protocol.
On the basis of an increased understanding of relevant concepts and principles in the Convention on Biological Diversity and related instruments, participants will consider pioneering and practical approaches to putting in practice legal and ethical requirements on equitable sharing of benefits, including in relation to access to biodiversity. Participants will also discuss next steps in terms of engagement in relevant discussions and utilization of tools and approaches for benefit sharing.
Speakers: Gus LE BRETON, Marķa Julia OLIVA, Vania RUDGE, Sergio TALOCCHI
Moderator: Union for Ethical BioTrade
Description: This Panel aims to provide an overview of the importance and elements of fair and equitable benefit sharing in the ethical sourcing of biodiversity, as well as concrete examples of how benefit sharing is put into practice by companies and other organizations. In addition, the Panel will explore the opportunities and challenges for the ethical sourcing of biodiversity posed by evolving rules on access to biodiversity and benefit sharing at the international, sub-regional and national levels, including the Nagoya Protocol.
On the basis of an increased understanding of relevant concepts and principles in the Convention on Biological Diversity and related instruments, participants will consider pioneering and practical approaches to putting in practice legal and ethical requirements on equitable sharing of benefits, including in relation to access to biodiversity. Participants will also discuss next steps in terms of engagement in relevant discussions and utilization of tools and approaches for benefit sharing.
Speakers: Gus LE BRETON, Marķa Julia OLIVA, Vania RUDGE, Sergio TALOCCHI
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Equitable sharing of benefits in Ethical BioTrade
Marķa Julia Oliva, Union for Ethical BioTrade
11:30– 11:45 Seating
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11:45 – 12:00 Session 2: Information Exchange and Awareness
Raising
Moderator: General Secretariat of the Andean Community
Description: Andean Countries have been implementing national initiatives targeted to promote sustainable use of biodiversity according to their national priorities. Initiatives include the development of specific programs to promote conservation and sustainable use of particular species (e.g. lagarto and vicuna programs in Bolivia), trade promotion programs (e.g Peru-Biodiverso) and financial mechanisms (e.g. Fondo Biocomercio, Colombia).
These experiences have demonstrated that local efforts, at private and public levels, generate regional lessons that contribute to institutional strengthening and policy design in order to cooperate towards to the improvement of biodiversity management in the region.
In this context, the Andean Countries are implementing the Programme of Biodiversity for the Amazon Region of the Andean Countries (BioCAN), funded by the Government of Finland, in order to generate tools, guidelines and policy proposals to promote sustainable use of biodiversity, technological innovation and value chains strengthening by involving equitable benefit sharing criteria.
Speakers: Maria Teresa BECERRA
Moderator: General Secretariat of the Andean Community
Description: Andean Countries have been implementing national initiatives targeted to promote sustainable use of biodiversity according to their national priorities. Initiatives include the development of specific programs to promote conservation and sustainable use of particular species (e.g. lagarto and vicuna programs in Bolivia), trade promotion programs (e.g Peru-Biodiverso) and financial mechanisms (e.g. Fondo Biocomercio, Colombia).
These experiences have demonstrated that local efforts, at private and public levels, generate regional lessons that contribute to institutional strengthening and policy design in order to cooperate towards to the improvement of biodiversity management in the region.
In this context, the Andean Countries are implementing the Programme of Biodiversity for the Amazon Region of the Andean Countries (BioCAN), funded by the Government of Finland, in order to generate tools, guidelines and policy proposals to promote sustainable use of biodiversity, technological innovation and value chains strengthening by involving equitable benefit sharing criteria.
Speakers: Maria Teresa BECERRA
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Days of Dialogue: BioTrade Congress Session 2: Information exchange and awareness raising
Maria Teresa BECERRA, Andean Community
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Parallel discussions: Achieving a broader commitment to BioTrade through
Information Exchange and Awareness Raising
Moderator: Ministry of Environment - Peru
Description: The purpose of this session is to show and discuss the need to articulate efforts from institutions, companies and organizations working to develop BioTrade, considering the experience of BioTrade National Programs as well as projects implemented in Latin America.
Particularly, the objectives of this session include: i) Identifying the challenges, opportunities and best practices to coordinate and institutionalize a multi-stakeholder BioTrade Programme/Platform; and ii) Identifying the needs to link national initiatives to regional and international efforts on BioTrade.
The outcome of this panel is to identify elements that are essential in institutionalizing a BioTrade programme, as well as its importance to continue sharing experiences and information among BioTrade practitioners at the local, national and international levels. This BioTrade Congress can be a first step in that direction.
Speakers: Joan BARRENA, Maria Helena CENDALES, Vanessa INGAR, Ana Karina QUINTERO
Information Exchange and Awareness Raising
Moderator: Ministry of Environment - Peru
Description: The purpose of this session is to show and discuss the need to articulate efforts from institutions, companies and organizations working to develop BioTrade, considering the experience of BioTrade National Programs as well as projects implemented in Latin America.
Particularly, the objectives of this session include: i) Identifying the challenges, opportunities and best practices to coordinate and institutionalize a multi-stakeholder BioTrade Programme/Platform; and ii) Identifying the needs to link national initiatives to regional and international efforts on BioTrade.
The outcome of this panel is to identify elements that are essential in institutionalizing a BioTrade programme, as well as its importance to continue sharing experiences and information among BioTrade practitioners at the local, national and international levels. This BioTrade Congress can be a first step in that direction.
Speakers: Joan BARRENA, Maria Helena CENDALES, Vanessa INGAR, Ana Karina QUINTERO
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Lessons learned in BioTrade research: Promoting linkages among public and private actors.
Joan Manuel Barrena, GIZ -
Days of Dialogue: BioTrade Congress
Maria Helena CENDALES, Comunidad Andina -
Achieving a broader commitment to
BioTrade through Information Exchange
and Awareness Raising
Vanessa Ingar, Ministry of Environment, Peru -
Ministery of Environment and
Sustainable Development, Colombia
Ana Karina Quintero, Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, Colombia
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12:00 – 13:00 Parallel discussions: BioTrade and Peacebuilding - Towards
Sustainable Livelihoods and Reintegration
Moderator: United Nations Development Programme
Description: The objectives of this session include:
i) to demonstrate the feasibility to work in BioTrade and Peacebuilding initiatives, not only because these initiatives complement each other and generate income in post-conflict countries, but also because they offer opportunities for unique environmentally sound products that have a market potential and story to sell;
ii) to identify good practices from the conflict-affected BioTrade nutmeg initiative (Aceh Selatan, Indonesia) and assess how they could be replicated and made useful when using BioTrade as a reintegration option for ex-combatants and displaced persons in Burundi and other countries;
iii) receive inputs from participants from post-conflict countries to feed into future UNCTAD/BioTrade and UNDP/Peacebuilding initiatives; and
iv) raise awareness with respect to the opportunities in the use of BioTrade as a livelihoods and reintegration option for conflict-affected populations, and identify contexts and conditions for successful implementation and sustainable results.
The UNDP-UNCTAD BioTrade and Peacebuilding Partnership will be continued in the form of a Global UNDP-UNCTAD-BiD Partnership. The panel presentations and discussions will identify lessons and good practices from using BioTrade as a livelihoods and reintegration option for conflict-affected populations in other countries, with Burundi and Indonesia as “pilot cases” for discussion. It will also provide recommendations on how the UNDP-UNCTAD-BiD Partnership can best support such initiatives and ensure appropriate linkages with the private sector and markets. The discussion will focus on demonstrating that Peacebuilding and BioTrade initiatives can complement and strengthen each other, highlighting key challenges, lessons learned and key issues that need to be considered in developing value chains.
Speakers: Michel MANE, Siti RUHANAWATI, Nik SEKHRAN
Sustainable Livelihoods and Reintegration
Moderator: United Nations Development Programme
Description: The objectives of this session include:
i) to demonstrate the feasibility to work in BioTrade and Peacebuilding initiatives, not only because these initiatives complement each other and generate income in post-conflict countries, but also because they offer opportunities for unique environmentally sound products that have a market potential and story to sell;
ii) to identify good practices from the conflict-affected BioTrade nutmeg initiative (Aceh Selatan, Indonesia) and assess how they could be replicated and made useful when using BioTrade as a reintegration option for ex-combatants and displaced persons in Burundi and other countries;
iii) receive inputs from participants from post-conflict countries to feed into future UNCTAD/BioTrade and UNDP/Peacebuilding initiatives; and
iv) raise awareness with respect to the opportunities in the use of BioTrade as a livelihoods and reintegration option for conflict-affected populations, and identify contexts and conditions for successful implementation and sustainable results.
The UNDP-UNCTAD BioTrade and Peacebuilding Partnership will be continued in the form of a Global UNDP-UNCTAD-BiD Partnership. The panel presentations and discussions will identify lessons and good practices from using BioTrade as a livelihoods and reintegration option for conflict-affected populations in other countries, with Burundi and Indonesia as “pilot cases” for discussion. It will also provide recommendations on how the UNDP-UNCTAD-BiD Partnership can best support such initiatives and ensure appropriate linkages with the private sector and markets. The discussion will focus on demonstrating that Peacebuilding and BioTrade initiatives can complement and strengthen each other, highlighting key challenges, lessons learned and key issues that need to be considered in developing value chains.
Speakers: Michel MANE, Siti RUHANAWATI, Nik SEKHRAN
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Peace Building through BioTrade in Burundi
Craig CASTRO, UNDP Burundi -
BioTrade Congress
Michel MANE -
Peace Building through the BioTrade of Nutmeg Commodities
Siti RUHANAWATI, UNDP and UNCTAD
13:00 –15:00 LUNCH
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15:00 – 16:15 Session 3: Value Chain Enhancement
Moderator: PhytoTrade Africa
Description: The purpose of this session is to assess the role that a value chain approach plays in the development of BioTrade programmes and how it contributes to achieving sustainable development objectives of: poverty alleviation, conservation of biodiversity and economic development. The session aims to identify best practices and lessons learned on how BioTrade actors and practitioners are contributing to the greening of selected biodiversity-based sectors and the impacts obtained so far.
This session will allow participants to understand the challenges and opportunities associated with developing value chains for biodiversity-based products and services, in accordance with BioTrade principles and criteria. Participants will also be exposed to best practices, lessons learned, challenges and the actions that BioTrade practitioners have succeeded in developing BioTrade value chains at the national and regional levels.
Speakers: Katie BECKETT, Hans Peter EGLER, Eduardo ESCOBEDO, Giovanni GINATTA
Moderator: PhytoTrade Africa
Description: The purpose of this session is to assess the role that a value chain approach plays in the development of BioTrade programmes and how it contributes to achieving sustainable development objectives of: poverty alleviation, conservation of biodiversity and economic development. The session aims to identify best practices and lessons learned on how BioTrade actors and practitioners are contributing to the greening of selected biodiversity-based sectors and the impacts obtained so far.
This session will allow participants to understand the challenges and opportunities associated with developing value chains for biodiversity-based products and services, in accordance with BioTrade principles and criteria. Participants will also be exposed to best practices, lessons learned, challenges and the actions that BioTrade practitioners have succeeded in developing BioTrade value chains at the national and regional levels.
Speakers: Katie BECKETT, Hans Peter EGLER, Eduardo ESCOBEDO, Giovanni GINATTA
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Sustainable Tourism.
The Bird-Watching Experience
Giovanni GINATTA , BioTrade project, Ecuador -
Value Chain Enhancement from a process perspective
Eduardo ESCOBEDO, UNCTAD -
Value Chain Enhancement
Katie BECKETT, PhytoTrade Africa
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16:15– 16:30 Special Session: 2012 UEBT Biodiversity Barometer - Consumers, biodiversity and
sustainable development
Moderator: Union for Ethical BioTrade
Description: This 15-minute presentation aims to provide a brief overview of the findings of the 2012 UEBT Biodiversity Barometer. The UEBT Biodiversity Barometer provides an annual overview of biodiversity awareness among consumers. The 2012 UEBT Biodiversity Barometer includes information from surveys of 9,000 consumers in nine countries: Brazil, France, Germany, India, Peru, Switzerland, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. It also contains specific questions for consumers on their awareness of sustainable development and the Rio+20 conference.
Participants will have information on key trends on awareness of biodiversity around the world, with insights into implications for companies working with natural ingredients in the food and cosmetics sectors.
Speakers: Rik Kutsch LOJENGA, María Julia OLIVA
sustainable development
Moderator: Union for Ethical BioTrade
Description: This 15-minute presentation aims to provide a brief overview of the findings of the 2012 UEBT Biodiversity Barometer. The UEBT Biodiversity Barometer provides an annual overview of biodiversity awareness among consumers. The 2012 UEBT Biodiversity Barometer includes information from surveys of 9,000 consumers in nine countries: Brazil, France, Germany, India, Peru, Switzerland, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. It also contains specific questions for consumers on their awareness of sustainable development and the Rio+20 conference.
Participants will have information on key trends on awareness of biodiversity around the world, with insights into implications for companies working with natural ingredients in the food and cosmetics sectors.
Speakers: Rik Kutsch LOJENGA, María Julia OLIVA
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Biodiversity Barometer 2012
Union for Ethical BioTrade
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4: Market Creation and Development
Moderator: Natural Resources Stewardship Circle
Description: This session will focus on presenting the market trends and opportunities for sustainable biodiversity based products within BioTrade, as well as mechanisms and activities that can enhance potential markets for these products.
The objective of this session is to analyze how biodiversity-based markets can be enhanced, through working on a holistic/inclusive approach that includes producers through to consumers in order to valorize biodiversity as much as possible. Through practical cases, the session will highlight the market opportunities for BioTrade products and show systems that are likely to foster sustainable biodiversity valorization as a way to create and develop markets and market opportunities.
The outcome of this session will be to highlight the market opportunities for BioTrade products and to discuss the challenges, opportunities and lessons learned from market mechanisms and R&D actions used to create and develop markets.
Speaker: Claude FROMAGEOT
Moderator: Natural Resources Stewardship Circle
Description: This session will focus on presenting the market trends and opportunities for sustainable biodiversity based products within BioTrade, as well as mechanisms and activities that can enhance potential markets for these products.
The objective of this session is to analyze how biodiversity-based markets can be enhanced, through working on a holistic/inclusive approach that includes producers through to consumers in order to valorize biodiversity as much as possible. Through practical cases, the session will highlight the market opportunities for BioTrade products and show systems that are likely to foster sustainable biodiversity valorization as a way to create and develop markets and market opportunities.
The outcome of this session will be to highlight the market opportunities for BioTrade products and to discuss the challenges, opportunities and lessons learned from market mechanisms and R&D actions used to create and develop markets.
Speaker: Claude FROMAGEOT
16:45– 17:15 Coffee break
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17:15 – 18:15 Parallel discussions: Research and Development
Moderator: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Description: Biodiversity is a source of inspiration, resources and knowledge for developing products and services. Research and development (R&D) activities are essential in order to obtain value added products that are competitive in the market. Particularly for biodiversity products, R&D activities can help producers and transformers not only obtain more quality and value-added products, but also to improve their processes. This panel aims to discuss how biodiversity contributes to R&D activities and consequently to market access for biodiversity-based products that are sustainably produced. Related challenges and opportunities, such as access to traditional knowledge and biological resources, biodiversity loss, as well as the investments needed in different levels from SMEs to multinational companies, will also be discussed.
The outcome of this session is to highlight the importance of biodiversity in businesses, as well as R&D activities in developing value-added biodiversity products that are competitive in national and international markets. Opportunities and challenges as well as lessons learned will be discussed in order to provide participants a broader sense of issues that need to be considered when carrying out R&D activities for biological resources (species and ecosystems).
Speaker: Claude FROMAGEOT, Daniel SABARA, Giovanni GINATTA
Moderator: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Description: Biodiversity is a source of inspiration, resources and knowledge for developing products and services. Research and development (R&D) activities are essential in order to obtain value added products that are competitive in the market. Particularly for biodiversity products, R&D activities can help producers and transformers not only obtain more quality and value-added products, but also to improve their processes. This panel aims to discuss how biodiversity contributes to R&D activities and consequently to market access for biodiversity-based products that are sustainably produced. Related challenges and opportunities, such as access to traditional knowledge and biological resources, biodiversity loss, as well as the investments needed in different levels from SMEs to multinational companies, will also be discussed.
The outcome of this session is to highlight the importance of biodiversity in businesses, as well as R&D activities in developing value-added biodiversity products that are competitive in national and international markets. Opportunities and challenges as well as lessons learned will be discussed in order to provide participants a broader sense of issues that need to be considered when carrying out R&D activities for biological resources (species and ecosystems).
Speaker: Claude FROMAGEOT, Daniel SABARA, Giovanni GINATTA
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Biodiversity and R&D
Claude FROMAGEOT, Yves Rocher -
BioTrade Congress
Daniel SABARA, Beraca -
Promoting R&D and innovation in BioTrade: the role intellectual property and alternative mechanisms
David VIVAS, Animika
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17:15 – 18:15 Parallel discussions:
Market Mechanisms for Promoting
BioTrade Products in International Markets
Moderator: International Trade Centre
Description: This panel will discuss the technical assistance and market differentiation approaches used to support the export development of BioTrade products from Latin American and African producers. It explores the challenges and opportunities facing exporting SMEs and gives examples of successful partnerships as well as market differentiations mechanisms used by BioTrade practitioners.
The outcome of this panel is to provide participants an overview of the mechanisms and approaches that have been developed to support SMEs in accessing regional and international markets, while considering the opportunities and challenges faced by different stakeholders (business association, membership organization, trade promotion organization) from different regions.
Speaker: Katie BECKETT, Vanessa INGAR, Alexander KASTERINE
BioTrade Products in International Markets
Moderator: International Trade Centre
Description: This panel will discuss the technical assistance and market differentiation approaches used to support the export development of BioTrade products from Latin American and African producers. It explores the challenges and opportunities facing exporting SMEs and gives examples of successful partnerships as well as market differentiations mechanisms used by BioTrade practitioners.
The outcome of this panel is to provide participants an overview of the mechanisms and approaches that have been developed to support SMEs in accessing regional and international markets, while considering the opportunities and challenges faced by different stakeholders (business association, membership organization, trade promotion organization) from different regions.
Speaker: Katie BECKETT, Vanessa INGAR, Alexander KASTERINE
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Market Mechanisms Certification & Standards
Katie BECKETT, PhytoTrade Africa -
Biotrade Promotion Program, Peru
Vanessa INGAR, Promperu Biotrade Promotion Program -
Biotrade Addressing Market Access Issues
Alexander KASTERINE, ITC
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18:15 – 19:00 Closing remarks
Speakers: Lucas ASSUNCAO, Guillermo VALLES
BioTrade provides a significant contribution to the achievement of global biodiversity conservation targets and local development
In the closing ceremony of the First BioTrade Congress, Mr. Guillermo Valles, Director of the
Division on International Trade in Goods and Services
and Commodities of UNCTAD, concluded that all participants recognise that
BioTrade provides a significant contribution to the advancement of the
Aichi targets contained in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Strategic Plan 2011–2020 as well as to the implementation of the
Rio+20 Summit outcomes. This contribution goes even further as BioTrade
is also becoming a vehicle for generating social cohesion in post-conflict
reintegration efforts.
He indicated that BioTrade has a unique potential for sustainable growth, market differentiation and equity. Deepened understanding and awareness of consumers as well as responsible business on the value of Biotrade principles and criteria is driving this potential worldwide. The large participation, positive engagement and common vision from all participants during the First Congress have made possible the creation of a more solid network and gave a space for new business opportunities, he added. Parties to the CBD where also called to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits araising from their utilization, due to its relevance to the development of biodiversity-based businesses.
Building upon the success of this First BioTrade Congress, participants are in one calling for a second congress in 2013, in order to renew efforts and realign priorities.
Speakers: Lucas ASSUNCAO, Guillermo VALLES
BioTrade provides a significant contribution to the achievement of global biodiversity conservation targets and local development
In the closing ceremony of the First BioTrade Congress, Mr. Guillermo Valles, Director of the
Division on International Trade in Goods and Services
and Commodities of UNCTAD, concluded that all participants recognise that
BioTrade provides a significant contribution to the advancement of the
Aichi targets contained in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Strategic Plan 2011–2020 as well as to the implementation of the
Rio+20 Summit outcomes. This contribution goes even further as BioTrade
is also becoming a vehicle for generating social cohesion in post-conflict
reintegration efforts.He indicated that BioTrade has a unique potential for sustainable growth, market differentiation and equity. Deepened understanding and awareness of consumers as well as responsible business on the value of Biotrade principles and criteria is driving this potential worldwide. The large participation, positive engagement and common vision from all participants during the First Congress have made possible the creation of a more solid network and gave a space for new business opportunities, he added. Parties to the CBD where also called to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits araising from their utilization, due to its relevance to the development of biodiversity-based businesses.
Building upon the success of this First BioTrade Congress, participants are in one calling for a second congress in 2013, in order to renew efforts and realign priorities.
19:00 - 21:00 Cocktail
