BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ae0843a594ca DTSTART:20180605T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20180605T060000Z LOCATION:Luang Prabang\, Lao People’s Democratic Republic SUMMARY:Regional Mekong Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing and BioTrade CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:​ObjectiveThe workshop aims at bringing together project impl ementers\, researchers\, experts and practitioners on BioTrade to develop a deeper understanding of access and benefit sharing under the Nagoya Prot ocol issues and their implications for their R&\;D and commercial activ ities in Viet Nam\, Myanmar and Lao PDR.BackgroundBioTrade refers to the c ollection\, production\, transformation and commercialization of goods and services derived from native biodiversity (genetic resources\, species an d ecosystems) under environmental\, social and economic sustainability cri teria. With a growing annual demand of 10-15% worldwide\, natural ingredie nts represent a huge business potential - particularly on international hi gh-end markets\, where customers are willing to pay a premium for sustaina bly produced and fair traded goods.In Southeast Asia\, BioTrade has alread y established fertile ground for further development opportunities. For ex ample\, in Viet Nam\, sales of BioTrade products have reached approximatel y USD 100 million and various value chains are currently being developed i n Laos\, and Myanmar.  Research and development over "\;native"\; species can provide significant promises for the identification and furth er development of new naturally based compounds and products. For this\, v alue chains need to comply with international\, regional and national fram eworks on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS). Such Frameworks include the CB D\, the Nagoya Protocol\, the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Access to Biolo gical and Genetic Resources as well as national ABS regulations.While many countries in South East Asia have ratified the Nagoya Protocol\, which se t a minimum reference ABS standard\, there are few cases of ABS laws and r egulation in place. Many countries in the region are therefore seeking to establish their own ABS systems in light of their own national biodiversit y priorities\, including the potential development of BioTrade value chain s.The Regional BioTrade Project in Southeast Asia is a four-year project f unded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs\, and implement ed by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation.  The project’s mandate is to pro mote the development and export of natural ingredients produced and sold a ccording to Ethical BioTrade principles.  To support this project\, Helve tas\, UNCTAD and SECO will host training and a regional workshop on ABS u nder the Nagoya Protocol from 5-6 June in Luang Prabang\, Lao PDR.<\;p&g t\;<\;strong>\;​Objective<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The workshop aims at bringing together project implementers\, researchers\, e xperts and practitioners on BioTrade to develop a deeper understanding of access and benefit sharing under the Nagoya Protocol issues and their impl ications for their R&\;D and commercial activities in Viet Nam\, Myanma r and Lao PDR.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Background<\;/stron g>\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;img class="\;img-responsive"\; a lt="\; "\; src="\;/sites/default/files/inline-images/ditc-ted- 05062018-BioTrade-Laos-market1-550.jpg"\; style="\;vertical-align& amp\;#58\;auto\;float&\;#58\;right\;margin&\;#58\;5px\;\n\nView meet ing on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/regional-mekong-workshop-acc ess-and-benefit-sharing-and-biotrade DTSTAMP:20261027T110010Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ae0843a594ff DTSTART:20180606T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20180606T060000Z LOCATION:Luang Prabang\, Lao People’s Democratic Republic SUMMARY:Regional Mekong Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing and BioTrade CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:​ObjectiveThe workshop aims at bringing together project impl ementers\, researchers\, experts and practitioners on BioTrade to develop a deeper understanding of access and benefit sharing under the Nagoya Prot ocol issues and their implications for their R&\;D and commercial activ ities in Viet Nam\, Myanmar and Lao PDR.BackgroundBioTrade refers to the c ollection\, production\, transformation and commercialization of goods and services derived from native biodiversity (genetic resources\, species an d ecosystems) under environmental\, social and economic sustainability cri teria. With a growing annual demand of 10-15% worldwide\, natural ingredie nts represent a huge business potential - particularly on international hi gh-end markets\, where customers are willing to pay a premium for sustaina bly produced and fair traded goods.In Southeast Asia\, BioTrade has alread y established fertile ground for further development opportunities. For ex ample\, in Viet Nam\, sales of BioTrade products have reached approximatel y USD 100 million and various value chains are currently being developed i n Laos\, and Myanmar.  Research and development over "\;native"\; species can provide significant promises for the identification and furth er development of new naturally based compounds and products. For this\, v alue chains need to comply with international\, regional and national fram eworks on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS). Such Frameworks include the CB D\, the Nagoya Protocol\, the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Access to Biolo gical and Genetic Resources as well as national ABS regulations.While many countries in South East Asia have ratified the Nagoya Protocol\, which se t a minimum reference ABS standard\, there are few cases of ABS laws and r egulation in place. Many countries in the region are therefore seeking to establish their own ABS systems in light of their own national biodiversit y priorities\, including the potential development of BioTrade value chain s.The Regional BioTrade Project in Southeast Asia is a four-year project f unded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs\, and implement ed by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation.  The project’s mandate is to pro mote the development and export of natural ingredients produced and sold a ccording to Ethical BioTrade principles.  To support this project\, Helve tas\, UNCTAD and SECO will host training and a regional workshop on ABS u nder the Nagoya Protocol from 5-6 June in Luang Prabang\, Lao PDR.<\;p&g t\;<\;strong>\;​Objective<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The workshop aims at bringing together project implementers\, researchers\, e xperts and practitioners on BioTrade to develop a deeper understanding of access and benefit sharing under the Nagoya Protocol issues and their impl ications for their R&\;D and commercial activities in Viet Nam\, Myanma r and Lao PDR.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Background<\;/stron g>\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;img class="\;img-responsive"\; a lt="\; "\; src="\;/sites/default/files/inline-images/ditc-ted- 05062018-BioTrade-Laos-market1-550.jpg"\; style="\;vertical-align& amp\;#58\;auto\;float&\;#58\;right\;margin&\;#58\;5px\;\n\nView meet ing on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/regional-mekong-workshop-acc ess-and-benefit-sharing-and-biotrade DTSTAMP:20261027T110010Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR