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UNCTAD XI
Sao Paulo, Brazil.
13 June 2004
Objectives
This informal workshop brought together BioTrade partners, representatives of the Amazon countries, the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) Secretariat and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to discuss and provide inputs, in an informal setting, to the formulation process of a joint BioTrade Programme in the Amazon region.
Methodology
The discussions were organized into the following
sessions:
Session 1: Raison d’être of an Amazon BioTrade Programme
Session 2: Core elements & approach Session
3: Structure of an Amazon BioTrade
Programme
Session 4: Next steps in the formulation of an Amazon BioTrade Programme
The workshop started with an invitation from OTCA and UNCTAD
to discuss the opportunities that a Regional BioTrade Programme could offer,
based on aspects
such as:
• Sustainability
vision
• Regional vision
• Create a space for cooperation (economic, knowledge,
and other levels)
• Develop complementary actions or activities to the development
of BioTrade
• Foster the exchange of knowledge among the countries
• Make use
of economic resources
• Represent the uniqueness of the Amazon
• Open a visible
space for the countries integrating existent initiatives
• Using a holistic
approach, the Amazon basin that allows the integration of Andean themes and
concerns according
to regional interests
Documents
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| Resumen del Taller - Sao Paulo Workshop | Spanish |  |
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| Meeting Summary - Sao Paulo Workshop | English | |
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| Memorandum of Understanding Between ACTO and UNCTAD | Spanish | |
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Contacts
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| Mr Lucas Assunçao | UNCTAD | lucas.assuncao@unctad.org | |
tel: +41 11 9175731 or: n/a or: n/a Fax: n/a |
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| Ms Beatriz Garcia | UNCTAD | beatriz.garcia@unctad.org | |
tel: +41 22 9174479 or: +41 22 9170044 or: n/a Fax: n/a |
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| Mr Rik Kustch-Lojenga | UNCTAD | rik.ktsch.lojenga@unctad.org | |
tel: +41 22 91756070 or: n/a or: n/a Fax: n/a |
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| Ms Francisco Ruiz | OTCA | fjruiz@otca.org.br | |
tel: +5561 3248 4119 or: +55 61 3248 4132 or: +55 61 32484238 Fax: n/a |
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