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SUMMARY:COP30 working group launch: Bioeconomy challenges market developmen
 t working group
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DESCRIPTION:In response to the COP30 Key Objective 29\, UNCTAD was asked to
  lead the Bioeconomy Challenges Working Group on Market Development.Follow
 ing the official launch of the Bioeconomy Challenge on 10 November 2025\, 
 this session will launch the Bioeconomy Challenges Working Group on Market
  Development with the aim to expand global markets and value chains for su
 stainable bioeconomy products/services while reducing trade barriers via e
 vidence-based policy alignment\, market differentiation schemes\, and capa
 city building.ObjectivesPresent the bioeconomy challenge and this working 
 groupInvite interested stakeholders with relevant capacity to joinAgendaMo
 deratorMs. Carina Pimenta\, Vice-Minister\, National Secretary for Bioecon
 omy\, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change\, BrazilPanelistsMs. Noel
 ia Garcia Nebra\, Head of Sustainability &amp\; Strategic Partnerships\, I
 nternational Organization for Standardization (ISO)Ms. Chantal Line Carpen
 tier\, Head of the Trade\, Environment\, Climate Change and Sustainable De
 velopment Branch\, UN Trade and DevelopmentMs. Luana Maia\, CEO\, Nature F
 inance\,Ms. Liva Kaugure\, Officer in the Office of Climate Change\, Biodi
 versity and Environment\, FAOMr. Eduarda Thurler\, Economics and Finance f
 or Nature Manager\, WRIIADB (tbc)Ms. Luz Maria de la Mora\, Director of th
 e Division on International Trade and Commodities\, UN Trade and Developme
 nt (UNCTAD) &lt\;p&gt\;In response to the COP30 Key Objective 29\, UNCTAD
  was asked to lead the Bioeconomy Challenges Working Group on Market Devel
 opment.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Following the official launch of the Bioecon
 omy Challenge on 10 November 2025\, this session will launch the Bioeconom
 y Challenges Working Group on Market Development with the aim to expand gl
 obal markets and value chains for sustainable bioeconomy products/services
  while reducing trade barriers via evidence-based policy alignment\, marke
 t differentiation schemes\, and capacity building.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;
 Objectives&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;ol&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Present the bioeconomy chal
 lenge and this working group&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Invite interested sta
 keholders with relevant capacity to join&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ol&gt\;&lt\;hr&
 gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;Agenda&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Moderator&lt
 \;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Ms. Cari
 na Pimenta\,&lt\;/strong&gt\; Vice-Minister\, National Secretary for Bioec
 onomy\, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change\, Brazil&lt\;/li&gt\;&l
 t\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Panelists&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt
 \;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Ms. Noelia Garcia Nebra\,&lt\;/s
 trong&gt\; Head of Sustainability &amp\;amp\; Strategic Partnerships\, Int
 ernational Organization for Standardization (ISO)&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;
 &lt\;strong&gt\;Ms. Chantal Line Carpentier\,&lt\;/strong&gt\; Head of the
  Trade\, Environment\, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Branch\,
  UN Trade and Development&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Ms. Luan
 a Maia\,&lt\;/strong&gt\; CEO\, Nature Finance\,&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&
 lt\;strong&gt\;Ms. Liva Kaugure\,&lt\;/strong&gt\; Officer in the Office o
 f Climate Change\, Biodiversity and Environment\, FAO&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&
 gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Mr. Eduarda Thurler\,&lt\;/strong&gt\; Economics and F
 inance for Nature Manager\, WRI&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;IADB (tbc)&lt\;/li
 &gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Ms. Luz Maria de la Mora\,&lt\;/strong&gt
 \; Director of the Division on International Trade and Commodities\, UN Tr
 ade and Development (UNCTAD)&lt\;br&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&
 gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/cop30-worki
 ng-group-launch-bioeconomy-challenges-market-development-working-group
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