 What is
biotrade?
Biotrade refers to those activities of collection, production,
transformation, and commercialisation of goods and services derived from
native biodiversity under
the criteria of environmental, social and economic sustainability.
The BioTrade Initiative
Since its launch in 1996, the UNCTAD
BioTrade Initiative has been promoting sustainable biotrade in support of
the objectives of the
Convention
on Biological Diversity. The Initiative has developed a unique portfolio of
regional and country programmes.
Since 2003 the BioTrade Initiative has also hosted the BioTrade Facilitation Programme
(BTFP)
which focuses on enhancing sustainable bio-resources management, product
development, value adding processing and marketing.
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