Regional Stakeholders Consultation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Nature-positive trade for sustainable agricultural supply chains
In a joint collaboration between UN Environment Programme and the International Trade Centre, the Consultation in Latin America will gather a diversity of stakeholders who will discuss and explore priorities, challenges and opportunities in the region, and provide recommendations for impact-driven and actionable solutions to move towards a sustainable, fair and inclusive nature-positive trade that supports countries to:
i) achieve sustainable and resilient agricultural supply chains;
ii) facilitate market access to all stakeholders and comply with regulations committed to decoupling agri-commodities from deforestation, e.g. EU deforestation-free regulation;
iii) advance national plans for sustainable socio-economic development.
The Consultation will take place on 27-28 March 2023 with in-person participation in Sao Paulo, Brazil* and online, and will convene stakeholders from:
The consultation will gather stakeholders from:
During the event, there will be interpretation available in Spanish, Portuguese and English.
*Participants are responsible for travel arrangements.
Information about the event in Spanish.
Consulta para Latinoamérica y el Caribe: Un comercio responsable para una agricultura sostenible
En una colaboración entre el Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente y el Centro de Comercio Internacional, la Consulta Regional para Latinoamérica y el Caribe se centrara en conversar las prioridades, desafíos y oportunidades en la región, así como identificar soluciones para promover un comercio responsable que apoye a los países productores y exportadores a lograr: i) cadenas de suministro agrícolas sostenibles y resilientes; ii) acceso a mercados internacionales para todos los actores, alineado a las normativas que buscan frenar la deforestación vinculada con productos agrícolas, e.g. regulación de la Unión Europea, acuerdos internacionales como el Marco mundial Kunming-Montreal de la diversidad biológica; y, iii) avanzar planes nacionales de desarrollo social y económico sostenible.
La Consulta Regional tendrá lugar el 27 y 28 de marzo de 2023 en Sao Paulo, Brasil* y también en línea, y durante el evento habrá traducción disponible en español, portugués e inglés.
La Consulta reunirá una diversidad de actores provenientes de:
*Participantes serán responsables de sus planes de viaje.
PROGRAM
Agenda
Day 1: Monday, 27 March 2023
*All times in BRT (Sao Paulo, BR)
10:00 – 10:30 Registration of participants
10:30 – 10:40 Welcome
10:40 – 12:00 Panel I: Building solutions to deliver sustainable supply chains in agriculture and nature-positive trading system in the region
12:00 – 12:30 Q&A and discussion with panelist and participants
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch and coffee (onsite)
14:00 – 15:45 Part I – Interactive workshop- running in parallel: Opportunities and challenges in the region to deliver sustainable supply chains in agriculture, supported by a nature-positive trade
15:45 – 16:00 Closing plenary Day 1: Wrap up and next steps
16:00 End of Day 1
Day 2: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
*All times in BRT (Sao Paulo, BR)
10:00 -10:30 Welcome and recap of results from day 1
10:15 – 11:15 Panel II: Building the vision for the region for a nature-positive trade that promotes sustainable supply chains in agriculture
11:15 – 11:30 Q&A and discussion with panelist and participants
11:30-12:00 Presentation of workshop outcomes of day 1
12:00 – 13:45 Lunch and coffee (onsite)
13:45 – 15:15 Part II – Interactive workshops- Forward looking: recommendations for a nature-positive trade that promotes sustainable supply chains in agriculture
15:15 – 16:00 Closing plenary Day 2: Next steps
16:00 End of Regional Consultation