BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a72acbc9065a DTSTART:20201116T143000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20201116T170000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:Launch of the 2020 BioTrade Principles and Criteria: Making sustain able trade part of the solution CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Kick-off campaign of the 2020 BioTrade Principles and Criteria\ n\nThe video recording of the 2020 Principles and Criteria and UNCTAD/ITC Self-Assessment tool launch webinar can be accessed here.\n\nDid you know that billions of people depend on biodiversity resources?\n\nAnd did you k now that the impact of biodiversity loss on their daily lives is becoming more evident? The alarming rate at which biodiversity loss occurs prompted governments\, leaders\, companies and financial institutions to increase their commitment to curbing this loss which harms our society and economy. And finally\, did you know that the sustainable use and trade of biodiver sity-based products and services provide economic opportunities while cons erving biodiversity resources?\n\nIn the trade sector\, a fundamental tool for making biodiversity-based trade sustainable while safeguarding and su stainably using biodiversity are the BioTrade Principles and Criteria (P&a mp\;C). This set of guidelines is applied and promoted by companies\, gove rnments and other stakeholders to conduct the sourcing\, production and co mmercialization of natural products under specific environmental\, social and economic criteria.\n\nLaunched by UNCTAD in 2007\, the BioTrade P&\ ;C have been now revised. After almost two years of global consultations\, UNCTAD and its BioTrade partners are pleased to announce the launching of the updated version of the 2020 BioTrade P&\;C – set to take place v irtually on 16 November 2020 from 2.30–5.00 p.m. (CET).\n\nBuilding upon the experience of over 60 practitioners for more than 10 years\, the upda ted BioTrade P&\;C now include new challenges such as the climate emerg ency\, expanded coverage to include marine biodiversity and sustainable to urism\, as well as the alignment with international agreements and sustain ability targets\, such as the Sustainable Development Goals\, the Nagoya P rotocol on Access and Benefit Sharing and the Paris Agreement on Climate C hange.\n\nBy using the BioTrade P&\;C and other related tools and stand ards\, UNCTAD and its BioTrade partners and practitioners are contributing to address the loss of biodiversity\, generate livelihoods and build the business case for biodiversity through the sustainable use and trade of bi odiversity-based products and services.\n\nBy applying and promoting the B ioTrade P&\;C\, companies and governments can be part of a community\, and be part of the solution. Whether you have a business\, own a company o r are a consumer\, this event will be of interest for you. Come join us on 16 November and be part of the solution\, too!\n\nPlease register here. O ther activities will follow this kick-off event as part of the promotional campaign for the 2020 updated BioTrade Principles and Criteria.\n\nThis w ork was developed under the Global BioTrade programme: Linking trade\, bio diversity and sustainable development launched by UNCTAD in 2018 with the support of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO.\n\nHere ’s what the P&\;C can do:\n\nBuild business resilience to and support ing the recovery from COVID-19 \n\nHelp to reduce climate change\n\nSuppo rt to reduce poverty and protect resources \n\nProvide livelihoods to com munities \n\nFacilitate access to markets\n/system/files/official-documen t/ditcted2014d6_en.pdf\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/n ode/29762 DTSTAMP:20260805T032340Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR