December 2005

“Workshop on the revision of the Novel Food Regulation (NFR)• Views and experiences regarding traditional foods •”

1 December 2005 at Eurovillage Hotel, Brussels, Belgium

Organized by CBI and UNCTAD BioTrade Facilitation Programme
Partners: GTZ, GFU and IPGRI
 

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The objective of the workshop is to present technical suggestions for the revision of the Novel Foods Regulation and hear perspectives from developing countries and European Health and Consumer Protection Institutions. Representatives from the private and public sectors in developing countries and Europe will also be present.

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Workshop on the “International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Results of the field consultations” (ISSC-MAP)

4-6 December 2005; Isle of Vilm , Germany

The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), WWF/TRAFFIC, and the IUCN Medicinal Plant Specialist Group
 

The UNCTAD/ Biotrade Facilitation Programme (BTFP) will be presenting its contributions to the development of the International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants by reporting on the results from the field testing in Ecuador.

This workshop will focus on the outcomes of the ISSC-MAP field consultations that taking place in MAP projects in Brazil, China, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador and China.

BTFP’s work with natural ingredients and sustainable wild collection is one of its key areas of action. Since March 2004, UNCTAD/BTFP and beneficiary countries have been actively involved in the ISSC-MAP process by providing comments on several drafts and participating in various consultation workshops. Furthermore, BTFP was able to undertake a general evaluation of the ISSC-MAP through field consultation in Ecuador.

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Lessons from the field:  ISSC- MAP report in Ecuador.  A contribution  from UNCTAD/BTFP