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LOCATION:FEA-USP\, USP Campus\, São Paulo\, Brazil
SUMMARY:Embedding the bioeconomy into national circular economy plans
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD and Chatham House side event of the World Circular Econo
 my ForumRegister for the eventWATCH ONLINEWith over 75 circular economy ro
 admaps being published as of 2025\, organic materials take prominence\, as
  they offer immediate value-addition potential.  At the same time\,  dev
 elopment of their potential into value-added products often falls behind w
 hen compared to circularity in technical material sectors\, such as plasti
 cs\, minerals or batteries. Organic materials such as crop residues and t
 he organic fractions of municipal solid waste have often been developed of
 ten in isolation by countries\, with specific sectors receiving significan
 t attention (e.g. bio-fuels based on specific crops).  The lack of compre
 hensive strategies to derive value across different types and sectors of o
 rganic residues is an untapped source of food\, fibre\, feed\, fuel\, and 
 carbon sequestration.This event\, being held as a side-event to the World 
 Circular Economy Forum 2025 in Sao Paulo\, promotes a bottom-up\, evidence
 -based exchange by showcasing concrete cases from grantees of the UK-UNCTA
 D SMEP Programme active in West and East Africa\, where challenges - and p
 otentials - around organic residues are very similar to those in South Ame
 rica and other world regions. The concrete projects in this session will 
 demonstrate how organic residues can be transformed into high-value produc
 ts with immediate market and international trade potential\, highlighting 
 opportunities for South-South cooperation.Building on these empirical case
 s\, the session will explore enabling policies\, summarized by work of Cha
 tham House comparing national circular economy roadmaps and their organic 
 components\, including reforms to waste management laws and contracts that
  prioritize value addition over land-filling. The discussions will focus 
 on practical experiences and strategies for unlocking the full potential o
 f the organic cycle in circular economy frameworks.This is an official Wor
 ld Circular Economy Forum 2025 side-event. Register for the event https:
 //wcef2025.com/\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/
 embedding-bioeconomy-national-circular-economy-plans
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