About BioTrade

BioTradeBioTrade refers to those activities of collection, production, transformation, and commercialization of goods and services derived from native biodiversity under the criteria of environmental, social and economic sustainability.

BioTrade Initiative

Since its launch by UNCTAD in 1996, the BioTrade Initiative has been promoting sustainable BioTrade in support of the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Initiative has developed a unique portfolio of regional and country programmes.

Since 2003 the BioTrade Initiative has also hosted the BioTrade Facilitation Programme (BTFP) which focuses on enhancing sustainable bio-resources management, product development, value adding processing and marketing.

The BTFP complements the UNCTAD BioTrade Initiative activities. It is currently in its third phase (BTFP III), with various partners implementing its objectives.​​

 

 Meetings and Events

 
Start DateTitleLocationCountry
07 Apr 2010UNDP/UNCTAD Informal Brainstorming Session: BioTrade Potential for Growth and Sustainability
15 Feb 2012Value Chain Analysis Workshop for the Natural Ingredients, Rattan and Ecotourism SectorsJakartaIndonesia
12 Apr 2012The beauty industry and biodiversity in emerging marketsParisFrance
15-16 May 2012Launching of the BioTrade programme in VietnamHanoiViet Nam
18 Jun 2012BioTrade Congress: Biodiversity - The Life of the Green EconomyRio de Janeiro, BrazilBrazil
19 Jun 2012Advisory Committee Meeting of the Fashion and Cosmetic BioTrade Platform (FCBP)Rio de JaneiroBrazil
25-28 Jun 2012Experiences exchanged between BioTrade Vietnam - BioTrade PeruLimaPeru
25 Sep 2012TDB 59th Session - Lunch Event BioTrade:Trade working for biodiversity in practiceSwitzerland
12 Mar 2013UNCTAD/CITES Roundtable on Traceability Systems at CITES COP 16BangkokThailand
25 Mar-07 Apr 2013Curso en formación a distancia de Biocomercio y Desarrollo de Cadenas de ValorOnline
17-18 Oct 2013UNCTAD–CITES Meeting: Traceability systems for managing international trade in South East Asian python skinsGenevaSwitzerland
11-13 Dec 2013Second BioTrade Congress: Integrating REDD+ projects into BioTrade strategiesGenevaSwitzerland
20 Jan-15 Feb 2014e-Learning course on: Integrating REDD+ Projects into BioTrade Strategies
05 Feb 2014Sustainability at the Intersection of Trade, Environment and Development. UNCTAD-CITES-OAS side event event to the Eighth Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development GoalsNew YorkUnited States of America
29 Apr 2014UNCTAD/CITES/PCP side event at the 27th Meeting of the CITES AC: Innovative initiatives for the sustainable management of CITES Appendix II listed speciesVeracruzMexico
12 Oct 20143rd BioTrade Congress: Promoting Sustainable use through Business EngagementPyeongchangRepublic of Korea
10 Dec 2014BioTrade, market innovation and social inclusion in climate diverse scenarios - Side event to the UNFCCC COP 20LimaPeru
24 Nov 2015Peer review on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol, and its Impact over Certain Aspects of BioTradeGenevaSwitzerland
25 Nov 2015Briefing on Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: Trade in biodiversity-based goods and servicesGenevaSwitzerland
13 Jan 2016Side Event at CITES 66th Standing Committe. Traceability Systems for Ornamental PlantsGenevaSwitzerland
 

 Publications

 
20 Years of BioTrade: Connecting People, the Planet and Markets (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2016/4)
01 May 2017, 7551.7 KB
20 Years of BioTrade: Connecting People, the Planet and Markets (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/MISC/2016/2)
03 Dec 2016, 27514.0 KB
The Interface Between Access and Benefit-sharing Rules and BioTrade in Viet Nam (UNCTAD/WEB/DITC/TED/2016/9)
28 Nov 2016, 1868.5 KB
Climate Change, Biodiversity and Livelihoods: Lessons Learned from UNCTAD Project Implementation (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2015/3)
21 Oct 2016, 6117.3 KB
Financing Organic Agriculture in Africa: Mapping the Issues (UNCTAD/WEB/DITC/TED/2016/6)
08 Aug 2016, 1057.4 KB
Sustaining peacebuilding and post-conflict recovery through BioTrade: Lessons from Indonesia and Colombia (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2015/6)
08 Aug 2016, 6915.3 KB
Biodiversity and Trade: Promoting Sustainable Use Through Business Engagement, Report of the III BioTrade Congress (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2015/2)
20 Jul 2016, 5910.8 KB
Training Manual on Developing Joint BioTrade and REDD+ Projects (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2015/1)
07 Jun 2016, 7354.0 KB
Facilitating BioTrade in a Challenging Access and Benefit Sharing Environment (UNCTAD/WEB/DITC/TED/2016/4)
27 May 2016, 3685.5 KB
Biodiversity and climate change: Integrating REDD+ into BioTrade strategies (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2014/6)
24 Jul 2015, 5979.0 KB
The State of the Biofuels Market: Regulatory, Trade and Development Perspectives [Advance, unedited copy] (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2013/8)
03 Nov 2014, 2499.0 KB
The Convention on Biodiversity and the Nagoya Protocol: Intellectual Property Implications - A Handbook on the Interface between Global Access and Benefit Sharing Rules and Intellectual Property (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/2014/3)
01 Oct 2014, 214 page(s), 1805.2 KB
Biotrade Designer’s Toolkit: Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes Notaeus) (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2012/5)
28 Jul 2014, 2909.1 KB
The New EU Commission Proposal’s on Novel Foods Regulation (2013) - A Preliminary Overview from the Perspective of Biodiversity-based and Traditional Foods (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2014/2)
28 Jul 2014, 4186.2 KB
Traceability Systems for a Sustainable International Trade In South-East Asian Python Skins (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2013/6)
28 Jul 2014, 12168.0 KB
BioTrade Designer’s Toolkit: Morelet’s Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) - Sustainable Materials for the Fashion Industry: Biodiversity / Ecosystems / Community Impact Review (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2012/4)
28 Apr 2014, 2747.8 KB
The Business of BioTrade: Using Biological Resources Sustainably and Responsibly (UNCTAD/DITC/BCC/2009/4)
03 Apr 2014, 969.4 KB
Report of the first BioTrade Congress - Biodiversity: The life of the Green Economy (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2012/6)
02 Sep 2013, 6226.5 KB
Guidelines for the Sustainable Management of BioTrade Products: Resource Assessment (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2012/1)
26 Aug 2013, 1008.6 KB
BioTrade Designer’s Toolkit: Fique or Cabuya (Furcraea SPP.) - Sustainable Materials for the Fashion Industry: Biodiversity / Ecosystems / Community Impact Review (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2012/8)
01 Jan 2013, 482.4 KB
Trade and Biodiversity: The BioTrade Experiences in Latin America (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2010/3)
30 Apr 2012, 64 page(s), 2168.1 KB
Improving InternatIonal Systems for Trade in Reptile Skins based on Sustainable use (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2011/7)
13 Apr 2012, 22 page(s), 6275.0 KB
UNCTAD BioTrade Initiative BioTrade Principles and Criteria (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2007/4)
31 Aug 2007, 20 page(s), 105.0 KB
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FINAL EVALUATION: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BIOTRADE INITIATIVE IN THE AMAZONIAN REGION by Enrique Sierra (Independent Consultant) (UNCTAD/DOM/EPU/2007/17)
31 Oct 2004, 63 page(s), 280.0 KB

 

 News

 
BioTrade
03 December 2016BioTrade is growing exponentially, generating jobs and protecting biodiversity
The trade in sustainable plant and animal products - or "BioTrade" - is growing exponentially, with export values reaching $4.5 billion in 2015 from $40 million in 2003, according to a new UNCTAD report published on Saturday.
CITES
30 September 2016Illegal trade accelerates wild plant extinctions, more transparency needed
Illegal trade is accelerating the extinctions of wild plant species, and more transparent value chains would help tackle this illegal trade, an UNCTAD official said on Friday on the sidelines of the world's largest conference on the wildlife trade.
BioTrade
28 September 2016Andean stakeholders discuss options for policy and regulatory reform for a BioTrade friendly implementation of the Nagoya Protocol
UNCTAD, Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the General Secretariat of the Andean Community (CAN), the Ministry Environment of Peru (MINAM), the Interamerican Institute for Agriculture Cooperation (IICA) and GIZ joint forces to support a BioTrade friendly implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in the Andean Region.
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23 August 2016Nutmeg revival helps Aceh, Indonesia, recover after years of conflict
The revival of nutmeg farming has generated jobs and economic opportunity in the post-conflict Indonesian province of Aceh and is still helping to consolidate peace in the region as much as a decade after the end of the insurgency, says a new UNCTAD study, Sustaining Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Recovery Through BioTrade.
Vietnam BioTrade
13 July 2016Vietnam's BioTrade exporters want more transparent trade measures
Vietnamese exporters want importers to be more transparent about the trade measures that affect exports from Viet Nam of sustainable biodiversity-based goods, worth $100 million per year.
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