BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d6f8a98a98 DTSTART:20230626T120000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230626T143000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:Sixth Stakeholders Steering Committee meeting for BioTrade\, Day 1 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Objective\n\nUnder the Global BioTrade programme “Linking tra de\, biodiversity and sustainable development”\, UNCTAD is expanding the scope to other emerging trade and biodiversity-related issues\, while ens uring the sustainability of the BioTrade concept and the sharing of experi ences and work implemented by different organizations.  Thus\, the meetin g aims to:\n\n\nexplore additional themes and sectors like agricultural co mmodities\, bioeconomy and oceans\, circular bioeconomy and biodiversity f inance\, as well as new partnerships\, and\nprovide a space for partners a nd other organizations to share information and build partnerships in the implementation of BioTrade\, including its principles and criteria.\n\n\nB ackground\n\nThe current Global BioTrade programme “Linking trade\, biod iversity and sustainable development” was launched in 2018 with the aim of supporting the achievement of the SDGs and Aichi targets – as well as supporting the recently adopted Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity fram ework. The programme contributes to unfolding the potential of the BioTrad e approach for biodiversity conservation as well as poverty reduction. Cur rently\, the BioTrade Initiative promotes sustainable trade in approximate ly 100 countries.\n\nIn October 2022\, SECO and UNCTAD agreed to a 2-year extension of the current phase with focus on BioTrade but also expanding t he scope to other emerging trade and biodiversity-related issues. The over all objective of the continued programme is to support key stakeholders to seize and capitalize on trade opportunities while synchronizing and lever aging results from previous phases.\n\nAn essential element of the program me has been the Stakeholders Steering Committee (SSC)\, which has annually brought together BioTrade partners and allowed to jointly explore key iss ues in sustainable trade and biodiversity while contributing with policy r ecommendations to the international fora.\n\nBuilding on the successes of the previous SSCs\, the sixth edition of the SSC (6SCC) will represent the transition to the wider conceptualized scope of work which includes new i ssues and products related to sustainable trade and biodiversity\, includi ng exploring additional themes and sectors like agricultural commodities\, bioeconomy and oceans\, circular bioeconomy and biodiversity finance. Con comitantly\, the meeting will also contribute to enhancing the sustainabil ity of the BioTrade concept and its work.\n\nThe SSC meetings are organize d under the Global BioTrade Programme “Linking trade\, biodiversity and sustainable development” with the financial support of the Swiss State S ecretariat for Economic Affairs SECO.\n\nParticipants\n\nBioTrade partners and other trade and biodiversity experts \n \n<\;h4>\;Objective<\ ;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Under the Global BioTrade programme “Linking tra de\, biodiversity and sustainable development”\, UNCTAD is expanding the scope to other emerging trade and biodiversity-related issues\, while ens uring the sustainability of the BioTrade concept and the sharing of experi ences and work implemented by different organizations. &\;nbsp\;Thus\, the meeting aims to:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;explore addi tional themes and sectors like agricultural commodities\, bioeconomy and o ceans\, circular bioeconomy and biodiversity finance\, as well as new part nerships\, and<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;provide a space for partners and other organizations to share information and build partnerships in the imp lementation of BioTrade\, including its principles and criteria.<\;/li&g t\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Background<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Th e current Global BioTrade programme “Linking trade\, biodiversity and su stainable development” was launched in 2018 with the aim of supporting t he achievement of the SDGs and Aichi targets – as well as supporting the recently adopted Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework. The prog ramme contributes to unfolding the potential of the BioTrade approach for biodiversity conservation as well as poverty reduction. Currently\, the Bi oTrade Initiative promotes sustainable trade in approximately 100 countrie s.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In October 2022\, SECO and UNCTAD agreed to a 2-year extension of the current phase with focus on BioTrade but also exp anding the scope to other emerging trade and biodiversity-related issues. The overall objective of the continued programme is to support key stakeho lders to seize and capitalize on trade opportunities while synchronizing a nd leveraging results from previous phases.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;An e ssential element of the programme has been the Stakeholders Steering Commi ttee (SSC)\, which has annually brought together BioTrade partners and all owed to jointly explore key issues in sustainable trade and biodiversity w hile contributing with policy recommendations to the international fora.&l t\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Building on the successes of the previous SSCs\, the sixth edition of the SSC (6SCC) will represent the transition to the w ider conceptualized scope of work which includes new issues and products r elated to sustainable trade and biodiversity\, including exploring additio nal themes and sectors like agricultural commodities\, bioeconomy and ocea ns\, circular bioeconomy and biodiversity finance. Concomitantly\, the mee ting will also contribute to enhancing the sustainability of the BioTrade concept and its work.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The SSC meetings are organ ized under the Global BioTrade Programme “Linking trade\, biodiversity a nd sustainable development” with the financial support of the Swiss Stat e Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Partic ipants<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;BioTrade partners and other trade and bi odiversity experts&\;nbsp\;<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n \nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/sixth-stakeholder s-steering-committee-meeting-biotrade-day-1 DTSTAMP:20260707T212842Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR