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About BioTrade
What is BioTrade?
BioTrade refers to those activities of collection,
production, transformation, and commercialization of goods and services derived
from native biodiversity under the criteria of environmental, social and economic
sustainability
The BioTrade Initiative was launched by the United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in 1996 to promote sustainable BioTrade in
support of the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity:
"the
conservation of biological diversity;
sustainable use of its components;
and
fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilisation
of genetic resources."
The Initiative has developed a unique portfolio of programmes in Asia, Africa and Latin America that enhance the capability of developing countries to produce value-added products and services derived from biodiversity, for domestic and international markets.
The sound economic and environmental sustainability of BioTrade's intervention is guaranteed by the compliance of its principles and criteria.
The BioTrade Initiative works from
UNCTAD, in the Biodiversity and Climate Change section that is part of the
Trade,
Environment,
Climate Change and Sustainable Branch under the Division on International
Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities (DITC).
The BioTrade Initiative of UNCTAD focuses on:
Organization and Coordination |
Impact Assessment |
Policy Frameworks |
Concepts and markets |
Targeted assistance |
| Management and implementation Partnerships Fundraising Internal coherence Communication |
Impact indicators |
EU Other markets MEAs and other fora Regional regulations |
BioTrade tools and methodologies Private sector engagement |
National Regional |