Consultation in Latin America and the Caribbean: nature-positive trade for sustainable agricultural supply chains/ Consulta para Latinoamérica y el Caribe: un comercio responsable para una agricultura sostenible
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.
*Participantes serán responsables de sus planes de viaje.
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
