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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
Description
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.
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November 2005
"BioTrade: An Incentive Measure for
Sustainable Use and Conservation of Biodiversity" Side event at CBD SBSTTA 11
29-30 November- Montreal, Canada
Assembly Hall II (Level 4)
Organizers: UNCTAD BioTrade Facilitation
Programme
On the occasion of the eleventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on
Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) in Montreal,
Canada, the UNCTAD BioTrade Facilitation Programme will be holding a
side event.
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Technical Workshop :
“The Use of Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin to
Promote Sustainable Development and Biotrade”
21- 22 November 2005 at CAN
headquarters in Lima, Peru.
Organizers: UNCTAD-BTFP, ICTSD,SPDA and
CAN
The objective of the current workshop is to evaluate
the possibility of using distinctive signs to promote sustainable
development and biotrade based on the specific case studies of Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru and the Amazon region.
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