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LOCATION:Yerevan\, Armenia
SUMMARY:COP17 Side event - Trade and Biodiversity in Focus: policy pathways
  to delivering the KMGBF targets
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Biodiversity loss continues at an alarming pace\, despite the p
 rogress under the draft global review of implementation of the Kunming–M
 ontreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). Accelerated and cross-secto
 r action is needed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. While in
 itiatives such as UNCTAD’s BioTrade Initiative and Sustainable Manufactu
 ring and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) Programme\, the Bioeconomy Challe
 nge\, and the G20 Principles on Bioeconomy have demonstrated trade&#039\;s
  positive role\, this potential remains underutilized and often confined t
 o wildlife trade.International trade can pressure biodiversity through lan
 d-use change\, overexploitation\, invasive alien species\, and pollution. 
 Yet\, when supported by appropriate policies\, governance frameworks and b
 usiness models\, trade can incentivize sustainable use of biodiversity\, f
 air and equitable benefit-sharing resource efficiency\, reduce pollution\,
  innovation and export diversification. Equally\, biodiversity is crucial 
 for international trade.  Trade in biodiversity-based products represente
 d around 17.3% (US$3\,8 trillion) of global trade in 2024\, underscoring h
 ow healthy ecosystems underpin global production and livelihoods.Building 
 on the CBD COP16 Trade Day\, the trade-biodiversity webinar under the CB
 D’s Communities of Practice Webinar series and ongoing work of the Bioe
 conomy Challenge’s Market Development Working Group\, this side event wi
 ll strengthen understanding of how trade policies can support KMGBF implem
 entation and inform COP17 deliberations. It aims to move from evidence to 
 action: identifying lessons learned\, good practices\, critical pathways t
 o scale proven trade and biodiversity solutions.This event is organized wi
 th the financial support of the SMEP Programme funded\, by the United King
 dom and implemented in partnership with UNCTAD\, and the OECD through fina
 ncial assistance of the European Union.ObjectivesPresent key findings from
  UNCTAD trade and biodiversity work\, including SMEP programme experiences
  on biodiversity gains from avoided pollution and the upcoming Global Trad
 e Update on trade and biodiversity\; Take stock of evidence\, data\, tool
 s and approaches on the trade–biodiversity linkages\, including insights
  from OECD work on trade and biodiversity\, and the Environmental Outlook 
 on the Triple Planetary Crisis\;Identify key opportunities and risks at th
 e trade-biodiversity nexus\, including in the transition towards sustainab
 le and inclusive bioeconomies and across biodiversity-climate linkages\;Ex
 plore policy and trade pathways and international cooperation to better al
 ign trade and biodiversity with KMGBF implementation\, while supporting su
 stainable development\; andFoster dialogue among actors along the value ch
 ains\, from governments\, international organizations\, private sector\, a
 cademia\, Indigenous Peoples and local communities\, and civil society\, o
 n their role in harnessing trade in support of biodiversity conservation\,
  sustainable use and equitable benefit-sharing.Expected outcomesCo-organiz
 ed by UNCTAD\, the CBD Secretariat and the OECD\, this event will translat
 e lessons learned into action by strengthening the evidence base on the tr
 ade-biodiversity linkages\, facilitate exchange of good practices\, and su
 pporting coherent policy approaches linking trade\, biodiversity and the b
 ioeconomy in support of KMGBF implementation. Discussions are expected to 
 inform CBD COP17 deliberations\, including the global review of the KMGBF 
 implementation progress\, and identify areas for enhanced international an
 d trade cooperation.Provisional programmeWelcome remarks\, CBD Secretariat
 Aligning trade and biodiversity objectives: lessons from practice and oppo
 rtunities for action\, Lorena Jaramillo\, UN Trade and DevelopmentInsights
  from OECD’s work on trade and biodiversity\, and the Environmental Outl
 ook on the Triple Planetary Crisis\, Shunta Yamaguchi\, OECDRoundtable dis
 cussions: Taking action for nature: scaling up trade&#039\;s contribution 
 to biodiversity Natalie Feltman\, Director Bioprospecting and Biodiversit
 y Economy\, Biodiversity and Conservation Branch\, Department of Forestry\
 , Fisheries and the Environment\, South AfricaAlicia Barker-Åström\, Tra
 de Policy Adviser\, Department for EU Trade Policy\, National Board of Tra
 de\, SwedenPrivate sector representative Q&amp\;AClosing remarks: key tak
 eaways and opportunities for future collaboration Moderation: Marianne Ke
 ttunen\, Independ expert.AudienceOpen to CBD COP17 participants with acces
 s to the Blue Zone of CBD COP17.https://bioeconomychallenge.org/\n\nView m
 eeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/cop17-side-event-trade-an
 d-biodiversity-focus-policy-pathways-delivering-kmgbf-targets
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