BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af37c142d94d 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 CriteriaD id you know that billions of people depend on biodiversity resources?And d id you know that the impact of biodiversity loss on their daily lives is b ecoming more evident? The alarming rate at which biodiversity loss occurs prompted governments\, leaders\, companies and financial institutions to i ncrease their commitment to curbing this loss which harms our society and economy. And finally\, did you know that the sustainable use and trade of biodiversity-based products and services provide economic opportunities wh ile conserving biodiversity resources?In the trade sector\, a fundamental tool for making biodiversity-based trade sustainable while safeguarding an d sustainably using biodiversity are the BioTrade Principles and Criteria (P&\;C). This set of guidelines is applied and promoted by companies\, governments and other stakeholders to conduct the sourcing\, production an d commercialization of natural products under specific environmental\, soc ial and economic criteria.Launched 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).Building upon the experience of over 60 practitioners for more than 10 years\, the updated BioTrade P&\;C now include new challenges such as the climate emergency \, expanded coverage to include marine biodiversity and sustainable touris m\, as well as the alignment with international agreements and sustainabil ity targets\, such as the Sustainable Development Goals\, the Nagoya Proto col on Access and Benefit Sharing and the Paris Agreement on Climate Chang e.By using the BioTrade P&\;C and other related tools and standards\, U NCTAD and its BioTrade partners and practitioners are contributing to addr ess the loss of biodiversity\, generate livelihoods and build the business case for biodiversity through the sustainable use and trade of biodiversi ty-based products and services.By applying and promoting the BioTrade P&am 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 or are a cons umer\, this event will be of interest for you. Come join us on 16 November and be part of the solution\, too!Other activities will follow this kick- off event as part of the promotional campaign for the 2020 updated BioTrad e Principles and Criteria.This work was developed under the Global BioTrad e programme: Linking trade\, biodiversity and sustainable development laun ched by UNCTAD in 2018 with the support of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO. <\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Kick-off campaign of t he 2020 BioTrade Principles and Criteria<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\; p>\;Did you know that <\;strong>\;billions of people <\;/strong> \;depend on biodiversity resources?<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;And did you know that the <\;strong>\;impact of biodiversity loss<\;/strong>\; on their daily lives is becoming more evident? The alarming rate at which bio diversity loss occurs prompted governments\, leaders\, companies and finan cial institutions to increase their commitment to curbing this loss which harms our society and economy. And finally\, did you know that the sustain able use and trade of biodiversity-based products and services provide < \;strong>\;economic opportunities while conserving biodiversity resource s<\;/strong>\;?<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;In the trade sector\, a fundamen tal tool for making biodiversity-based trade sustainable while safeguardin g and sustainably using biodiversity are the BioTrade Principles and Crite ria (P&\;amp\;C). This set of guidelines is applied and promoted by com panies\, governments and other stakeholders to conduct the sourcing\, prod uction and commercialization of natural products under specific <\;stron g>\;environmental\, social and economic criteria<\;/strong>\;.<\;/ p>\;<\;p>\;Launched by UNCTAD in 2007\, the BioTrade P&\;amp\;C h ave been now revised. After almost two years of global consultations\, UNC TAD and its BioTrade partners are pleased to announce the launching of the updated version of the 2020 BioTrade P&\;amp\;C – set to take place virtually on <\;strong>\;16 November 2020 from 2.30–5.00 p.m. (CET)& lt\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Building upon the experience of ov er 60 practitioners for more than 10 years\, the updated BioTrade P&\;a mp\;C now include new challenges such as the climate emergency\, expanded coverage to include <\;strong>\;marine biodiversity and sustainable to urism<\;/strong>\;\, as well as the alignment with international agree ments and sustainability targets\, such as the <\;strong>\;Sustainable Development Goals\, the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\;<\;p >\;By using the BioTrade P&\;amp\;C and other related tools and stand ards\, UNCTAD and its BioTrade partners and practitioners are contributing to <\;strong>\;address the loss of biodiversity\, generate livelihood s and build the business case for biodiversity <\;/strong>\;through th e sustainable use and trade of biodiversity-based products and services.&l t\;/p>\;<\;p>\;By applying and promoting the BioTrade P&\;amp\;C\ , companies and governments can be part of a community\, and be part of th e solution. Whether you have a business\, own a company or are a consumer\ , this event will be of interest for you. Come join us on 16 November and& lt\;strong>\; be part of the solution\, too!<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\ ;<\;p>\;Other activities will follow this kick-off event as part of th e promotional campaign for the 2020 updated BioTrade Principles and Criter ia.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;This work was developed under the Global BioTrad e programme: Linking trade\, biodiversity and sustainable development laun ched by UNCTAD in 2018 with the support of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;<\ ;img src="\;/sites/default/files/inline-images/ditc-ted-16112020-BTpri ciples-logos-3.png"\; data-align="\;center"\; data-entity-uuid ="\;2945e0d2-b839-4f6b-8a2a-026fae487318"\; data-entity-type=" \;file"\; alt="\;logos"\; width="\;800"\; height=" \;91\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/launch-2020 -biotrade-principles-and-criteria-making-sustainable-trade-part-solution DTSTAMP:20261110T201828Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR