BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d21bb55ad6 DTSTART:20230630T120000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230630T143000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:Sixth Stakeholders Steering Committee meeting for BioTrade\, Day 2 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 meeting aims to:\n\n\nexplore additional themes and sectors like agricultural comm odities\, bioeconomy and oceans\, circular bioeconomy and biodiversity fin ance\, as well as new partnerships\, and\nprovide a space for partners and other organizations to share information and build partnerships in the im plementation of BioTrade\, including its principles and criteria.\n\n\nBac kground\n\nThe current Global BioTrade programme “Linking trade\, biodiv ersity and sustainable development” was launched in 2018 with the aim of supporting the achievement of the SDGs and Aichi targets – as well as s upporting the recently adopted Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framew ork. The programme contributes to unfolding the potential of the BioTrade approach for biodiversity conservation as well as poverty reduction. Curre ntly\, the BioTrade Initiative promotes sustainable trade in approximately 100 countries.\n\nIn October 2022\, SECO and UNCTAD agreed to a 2-year ex tension of the current phase with focus on BioTrade but also expanding the scope to other emerging trade and biodiversity-related issues. The overal l objective of the continued programme is to support key stakeholders to s eize and capitalize on trade opportunities while synchronizing and leverag ing results from previous phases.\n\nAn essential element of the programme has been the Stakeholders Steering Committee (SSC)\, which has annually b rought together BioTrade partners and allowed to jointly explore key issue s in sustainable trade and biodiversity while contributing with policy rec ommendations to the international fora.\n\nBuilding on the successes of th e previous SSCs\, the sixth edition of the SSC (6SCC) will represent the t ransition to the wider conceptualized scope of work which includes new iss ues and products related to sustainable trade and biodiversity\, including exploring additional themes and sectors like agricultural commodities\, b ioeconomy and oceans\, circular bioeconomy and biodiversity finance. Conco mitantly\, the meeting will also contribute to enhancing the sustainabilit y of the BioTrade concept and its work.\n\nThe SSC meetings are organized under the Global BioTrade Programme “Linking trade\, biodiversity and su stainable development” with the financial support of the Swiss State Sec retariat for Economic Affairs SECO.\n\nParticipants\n\nBioTrade partners a nd other trade and biodiversity experts\n<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;Under the Global BioTrade programme “Linking trade\, bio diversity and sustainable development”\, UNCTAD is expanding the scope t o other emerging trade and biodiversity-related issues\, while ensuring th e sustainability of the BioTrade concept and the sharing of experiences an d work implemented by different organizations. Thus\, the meeting aims to: <\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;explore additional themes and se ctors like agricultural commodities\, bioeconomy and oceans\, circular bio economy and biodiversity finance\, as well as new partnerships\, and<\;/ li>\;\n<\;li>\;provide a space for partners and other organizations to share information and build partnerships in the implementation of BioTr ade\, including its principles and criteria.<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n \n<\;h4>\;Background<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The current Global Bio Trade programme “Linking trade\, biodiversity and sustainable developmen t” was launched in 2018 with the aim of supporting the achievement of th e SDGs and Aichi targets – as well as supporting the recently adopted Ku nming-Montreal global biodiversity framework. The programme contributes to unfolding the potential of the BioTrade approach for biodiversity conserv ation as well as poverty reduction. Currently\, the BioTrade Initiative pr omotes sustainable trade in approximately 100 countries.<\;/p>\;\n\n&l t\;p>\;In October 2022\, SECO and UNCTAD agreed to a 2-year extension of the current phase with focus on BioTrade but also expanding the scope to other emerging trade and biodiversity-related issues. The overall objectiv e of the continued programme is to support key stakeholders to seize and c apitalize on trade opportunities while synchronizing and leveraging result s from previous phases.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;An essential element of the programme has been the Stakeholders Steering Committee (SSC)\, which h as annually brought together BioTrade partners and allowed to jointly expl ore key issues in sustainable trade and biodiversity while contributing wi th policy recommendations to the international fora.<\;/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 wider conceptualized scope of work which includes new issues and products related to sustainabl e trade and biodiversity\, including exploring additional themes and secto rs like agricultural commodities\, bioeconomy and oceans\, circular bioeco nomy and biodiversity finance. Concomitantly\, the meeting will also contr ibute to enhancing the sustainability of the BioTrade concept and its work .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The SSC meetings are organized under the Globa l BioTrade Programme “Linking trade\, biodiversity and sustainable devel opment” with the financial support of the Swiss State Secretariat for Ec onomic Affairs SECO.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Participants<\;/h4>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;BioTrade partners and other trade and biodiversity experts&l t\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/six th-stakeholders-steering-committee-meeting-biotrade-day-2 DTSTAMP:20260707T155643Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR