Consultation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Consultation in Latin America and the Caribbean

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:

  • Government entities leading agendas at the trade and environment nexus, focused on agriculture, land management and forestry, biodiversity, finance, economy, industry, and related areas.
  • Policymakers active in the trade and environment fora.
  • Private sector: smallholders, trading cooperatives, MSMEs, multinational companies, industry associations and relevant stakeholders involved in supply chains of agricultural commodities.
  • Non-governmental organizations and civil society.
  • Academic and research institutions.
  • Financial institutions.

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:

  • Entidades gubernamentales que lideran agendas en el nexo entre comercio y medio ambiente, centradas en agricultura, gestión de la tierra y silvicultura, biodiversidad, finanzas, economía, industria y áreas relacionadas.
  • Responsables políticos de los foros de comercio y medio ambiente.
  • Sector privado: pequeños agricultores, cooperativas comerciales, microempresas y PYME, empresas multinacionales, asociaciones industriales y partes interesadas que intervienen en las cadenas de suministro de productos básicos agrícolas.
  • Organizaciones no gubernamentales y sociedad civil.
  • Instituciones académicas y de investigación.
  • Instituciones financieras.

Agenda del evento  

*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 

  • UNEP Regional Representative, Latin America and the Caribbean 
  • President and Head of Sustainability, Cebrap

10:40 – 12:00  Panel I: Building solutions to deliver sustainable supply chains in agriculture and nature-positive trading system in the region

  • Panel with regional representatives from governments, private sector and smallholders, policymakers, civil society

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

  • Workshop 1: Building sustainable and resilient consumption and production systems in agriculture
  • Workshop 2: Defining a nature-positive trading system. inclusive of smallholders and under-represented communities
  • Workshop 3: Policy solutions to enable a trading system compatible with local and global markets

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

  • Panel with regional representatives from governments, private sector and smallholders, policymakers, civil society

11:15 – 11:30  Q&A and discussion with panelist and participants

11:30-12:00 Presentation of workshop outcomes of day 1

  • Driven and presented by participants 

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

  • Workshop 1: Enable a nature-positive trade and policy environment conducive of sustainable consumption and production systems in agriculture 
  • Workshop 2: Facilitating market access and inclusion of smallholders in a nature-positive trading system

15:15 – 16:00  Closing plenary Day 2: Next steps

16:00  End of Regional Consultation