BioTrade
Principles and Criteria
Based on the
experience of national programmes in the implementation of their
principles and criteria and the different contexts in which they
have been applied, a general set of BioTrade Principles has been
defined trough a joint process carried out by UNCTAD and the
National BioTrade Programmes. The following are the Principles
agreed upon and adhered by the BioTrade initiative, its programmes
and partners:
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Conservation of biodiversity.
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Sustainable use of biodiversity.
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Fair and equitable sharing of
benefits derived from the use of biodiversity.
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Socio-economic sustainability
(productive, financial and market management).
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Compliance with national and
international regulations.
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Respect for the rights of actors
involved in BioTrade activities.
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Clarity about land tenure, use
and access to natural resources and knowledge.
The BioTrade
Principles and Criteria are based on the objectives of the CBD
and other social and economic criteria that assure the
sustainability of private initiatives and the competitiveness of
these products in the market.
BioTrade
Principles and Criteria
are the basis for the definition of other
tools developed by BTFP such as the
verification framework for
BioTrade products and BioTrade Impact Assessment System.
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