BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af879a8be108 DTSTART:20180518T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20180518T100000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Lessons from implementing BioTrade Principles and Criteria Technica l Workshop CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD will organize the Lessons from Implementing BioTrade Pri nciples and Criteria (BT P&\;C) Technical Workshop\, which will take pl ace on 18 May 2018 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.  The workshop off ers a forum for BioTrade practitioners to share their experiences in imple menting the BT P&\;C at the national and international levels. Inputs f rom the workshop will start the revision process of the BioTrade criteria. The updated criteria will then be incorporated into ITC´s Standards Map\ , enabling users to compare BioTrade with other sustainability frameworks as well to conduct company self-assessments to identify areas for improvem ent.The 2007 publication of the BT P&\;C concluded an extensive partici patory consultative process and field testing at the national\, regional a nd international levels led by UNCTAD and BioTrade partners. Since then\, the BT P&\;C has guided BioTrade and other related activities. A growin g number of stakeholders are embracing the BioTrade principles\, criteria and framework\, which are currently implemented in over twenty countries i n Asia\, Africa and Latin America\, as well as in supply chains of transna tional companies.During the technical workshop\, roundtable discussions wi ll take place where experiences and lessons learned from field implementat ion will be shared. Additionally\, the International Trade Centre (ITC) wi ll present its online database Standards Map. The workshop outcomes will k ick-off the updating of BioTrade criteria\, along with renewed alignment w ith more recent international agreements/agendas (e.g. Nagoya Protocol\, S DGs) and growing consumer demand for biodiversity friendly products and se rvices.This technical workshop is part of the UNCTAD BioTrade Initiative - Linking trade\, biodiversity and sustainable development programme implem ented with the support of the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO. The revisions and updates to BioTrade criteria is one of the components o f this four-year programme starting in April 2018 to March 2022.ObjectiveT he aim of the workshop is to bring together BioTrade partners and practiti oners under a common platform to collaborate on updates to the BT P&\;C . This will further promote the mainstreaming of BioTrade into both the in stitutional level (e.g. biodiversity- and trade- related national and inte rnational actors)\, and the supply-chain level (e.g. private company or pr oducer group).   <\;p>\;UNCTAD will organize the Lessons from Imple menting BioTrade Principles and Criteria (BT P&\;amp\;C) Technical Work shop\, which will take place on 18 May 2018 at the Palais des Nations in G eneva.&\;nbsp\; The workshop offers a forum for BioTrade practitioners to share their experiences in implementing the BT P&\;amp\;C at the nat ional and international levels. Inputs from the workshop will start the re vision process of the BioTrade criteria. The updated criteria will then be incorporated into ITC´s Standards Map\, enabling users to compare BioTra de with other sustainability frameworks as well to conduct company self-as sessments to identify areas for improvement.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The 200 7 publication of the BT P&\;amp\;C concluded an extensive participatory consultative process and field testing at the national\, regional and int ernational levels led by UNCTAD and BioTrade partners. Since then\, the BT P&\;amp\;C has guided BioTrade and other related activities. A growing number of stakeholders are embracing the BioTrade principles\, criteria a nd framework\, which are currently implemented in over twenty countries in Asia\, Africa and Latin America\, as well as in supply chains of transnat ional companies.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;During the technical workshop\, rou ndtable discussions will take place where experiences and lessons learned from field implementation will be shared. Additionally\, the International Trade Centre (ITC) will present its online database Standards Map. The wo rkshop outcomes will kick-off the updating of BioTrade criteria\, along wi th renewed alignment with more recent international agreements/agendas (e. g. Nagoya Protocol\, SDGs) and growing consumer demand for biodiversity fr iendly products and services.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;This technical worksho p is part of the UNCTAD BioTrade Initiative - Linking trade\, biodiversity and sustainable development programme implemented with the support of the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO. The revisions and updates to BioTrade criteria is one of the components of this four-year programme st arting in April 2018 to March 2022.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\; Objective<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The aim of the workshop i s to bring together BioTrade partners and practitioners under a common pla tform to collaborate on updates to the BT P&\;amp\;C. This will further promote the mainstreaming of BioTrade into both the institutional level ( e.g. biodiversity- and trade- related national and international actors)\, and the supply-chain level (e.g. private company or producer group).&\ ;nbsp\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/lessons-implementing-bi otrade-principles-and-criteria-technical-workshop DTSTAMP:20261114T150928Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR