Global BioTrade Programme: Linking trade, biodiversity and sustainable development

Global BioTrade Programme: Linking trade, biodiversity sustainable development Biodiversity natural capital base sustainable economy. conservation biodiversity sustainable trade biodiversity-derived products services provide countries valuable opportunities economic development improvement livelihoods. , stakeholders working areas trade biodiversity. , interventions synchronized , , synergies maximized. , agencies partners implement initiatives isolation, ultimately resulting inefficient coordination duplication efforts. increasing global demand biodiversity-based products services, partnership play important role strengthening governance frameworks, mechanisms, networks scale BioTrade agenda contribute achievement Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). BioTrade Initiative offers opportunity propel SDGs 12, 15 17, , Aichi Targets closer finish line. UNCTAD specific mandate trade biodiversity unique position leadership convener role. OBJECTIVE Provide key stakeholders ability seize capitalize trade opportunities linking biodiversity sustainable development, advancing implementation SDGs, Aichi Targets. Increase coordination knowledge sharing stakeholders logical impact-oriented direction: - Stakeholders Steering Committee defines monitors Roadmap (programme workplan) - Creates knowledge sharing mechanism - Compiles lessons learnt, practices success cases BioTrade - Organizes knowledge sharing events Enable policy environment BioTrade companies national international levels facilitating ABS compliance regulatory requirements: - Implement Access Benefit-Sharing (ABS) policy advocacy ABS- compliant chains - Jointly address - tariff measures emerging issues - Provide BioTrade- related information statistics related SDGs Aichi Targets Facilitate market linkages companies selling BioTrade- related products working partners increase market demand: - Raise awareness facilitate business engagement BioTrade - Increase number companies applying BioTrade Principles & Criteria (BT &) online - assessment tools benchmark standards BioTrade Initiative UNCTAD – launched 1996 – promotes trade investment biodiversity-derived products services. works 46 countries national, regional international partners. BioTrade refers collection, production, transformation commercialization goods services derived native biodiversity (species ecosystems) environmental, social economic sustainability criteria. BioTrade sectors – Personal care – Pharmaceuticals / phytopharma – Food – Fashion – Ornamental flora fauna – Handicrafts – Textiles natural fibres – Sustainable tourism – Forestry-based carbon credit activities BioTrade Principles Criteria 1. Conservation biodiversity 2. Sustainable biodiversity 3. Equitable sharing benefits derived biodiversity 4. Socio-economic sustainability (productive, financial market management) 5. Compliance national international legislation agreements 6. Respect rights actors involved BioTrade activities 7. Clarity land tenure, access natural resources knowledge BioTrade impact figures Sales BioTrade beneficiary €4.4 billion companies associations (2016) Number chains supported 3,500 Number beneficiaries ~ 5 million Producers/farmers worldwide collectors/hunters workers, BioTrade Partners - Secretariat Convention Biological Diversity (CBD) - Secretariat Convention International Trade Endangered Species Wild Fauna Flora (CITES) - Development Bank Latin America (CAF) - GIZ ABS Initiative - HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation - International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO) - PhytoTrade Africa Network - Regional National BioTrade Programmes partners, including Ministries Trade Environment attached agencies, Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs), academia civil society, . - Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO) - Union Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) - United Nations agencies, including UN Environment United Nations Development Programme Lucas Assunçã Lorena Jaramillo Lika Sasaki Trade, Environment, Climate Change Sustainable Development Branch Division International Trade Commodities biotrade@unctad.org www.unctad.org/biotrade www.biotrade.org CT AD / IT / TE / IN / 20 18 /3 cu en ot ee fo rm al ly di te . mailto:biotrade@unctad.org http://www.unctad.org/biotrade http://www.biotrade.org/