Promoting sustainable #trade/investment of #biodiversity-based products to improve livelihoods & conserve Earth🌍in 80+countries. @UNCTAD partnership programme
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Today, we celebrate #BiodiversityDay2025🌳!
📊 17% of world trade involves biodiversity-based goods. Biodiversity loss threatens everything.
The #KMGBF offers a global plan and #BioTrade is part of the solution.
Read more in our new publication: bit.ly/3SOtRMC
UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative retweeted
How can trade power biodiversity goals? 🌿
@UNCTAD_BioTrade turns nature-based products into engines for jobs & rural growth — while protecting biodiversity.
With tools like TraBio, trade supports both people & planet. 🌍
Full publication ▶️ ow.ly/p8wU50VUZjx
Did you missed the TraBio webinar? You can follow our self-paced course in English French and Spanish here: helvetas.org/en/switzerland/…
TODAY: Training webinar on TraBio statistical tool to access biodiversity-based products trade flows for 189+ economies from 2010 onwards:
📅 6 March 2025 (15:30-17:30 CET)
🗣 English, with French & Spanish translation
📌 Register: l1nq.com/ee8z5
UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative retweeted
📍¡No te pierdas nuestro Taller sobre evaluación de prácticas de sostenibilidad con la Herramienta de Autoevaluación de BioComercio!
✅️ Regístrate aquí: bit.ly/4h4LGBv
➡️ 27 de enero,15:30 - 16:30 CET | 10:30 - 11:30 (hora Bolivia
🔗 Más en: bit.ly/3E7ojJc
Presenting now #TraBio on #trade flows of #biodiversity - based products at @UNECE /@OECD seminar on #SEEA System of Environmental-Economic Accounting: l1nq.com/vGNRF
TODAY: Training webinar on TraBio statistical tool to access biodiversity-based products trade flows for 189+ economies from 2010 onwards:
📅 6 March 2025 (15:30-17:30 CET)
🗣 English, with French & Spanish translation
📌 Register: l1nq.com/ee8z5
UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative retweeted
❓Is the world on track to restore 30% of degraded & deforested landscapes by 2030?
This chapter tracks progress toward the #KMGBF target of restoring 30% of degraded and deforested landscapes.
Download a free copy: bit.ly/4fjRW7Kvia
via @CIFOR_ICRAF
UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative retweeted
Biodiversity is🔑to sustaining human life, yet remains underfunded.
To reach restoration targets,@UNEP estimates suggest finance flows need to 4x by 2030 to USD 296 billion from 2022 levels
Here's how biodiversity credits can help➡️iisd.org/articles/deep-dive/…
via @IISD_news
UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative retweeted
"Forests and livelihoods: sustaining people and planet" announced as the theme of #WorldWildlifeDay 2021 to celebrate the #livelihoods of communities who rely on #forests: bit.ly/3lYVh0r
#WWD2021 #WWD #Wildlife #biodiversity #SDGs
UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative retweeted
Celebra el #wildlifeday (día mundial de la vida silvestre) el 3 de marzo participando hoy en el Concurso Internacional de Arte Juvenil @IFAW. El tema es "Recuperación de #especies clave para la restauración del #ecosistema". Visite g.ifaw.org/3omQQQJ @UNDP @UNEP
Interested in data on #biodiversity-based products #trade ? #KMGBF Join the webinar on trade and biodiversity (TraBio) statistical tool: 📅 6 March 2025 (15:30-17:30 CET) 📷 English, with French & Spanish translation 📷us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
Source: UNCTADstat
🇧🇷Amb. Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota, @BrazilWTO, emphasized Brazil’s dedication to fostering the successful building on a #bioeconomy 🌱, highlighting its benefits, during the Briefing on Achieving #Biodiversity Goals through #Trade.
Watch full event📽️: bit.ly/4hyTnjn
Thank you to all participants and speakers for joining the "Achieving #Biodiversity Goals Through #Trade" briefing, co-organized by @GENetwork. Insightful discussions on @UNBiodiversity #COP16 outcomes and sustainable trade opportunities! Full event: bit.ly/4hyTnjn
UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative retweeted
Chantal Line Carpentier of @UNCTAD shares the Biotrade initiative can provide incentives for conservation, create jobs, increasevisibility of role of trade in addressing biodiversity loss, and promote benefit sharing showing how #trade can work for nature.
UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative retweeted
With great interest in #trade & #biodiversity Luz Maria de la Mora, @UNCTAD Int'l Trade & Commodities Div. Director, underscored sustainable trade's role in halting biodiversity loss & its co-benefits to tackle climate change & pollution, as 55% of global GDP depend on nature.
UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative retweeted
Thank you for joining this session on "Achieving #Biodiversity Goals Through #Trade" as we discussed how we can build upon progress made at @UNBiodiversity #COP16!
Video, summary and highlights ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN28Jan25
UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative retweeted
#Live now!
#Trade policies & instruments can contribute to achieving global #biodiversity goals. Join this panel discussion on outcomes of @UNBiodiversity #COP16 & how to build on them for sustainable trade practices.
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN28Jan25
📹 youtube.com/watch?v=02Pe9fAk…
🔴 LIVE NOW: Panel II – “Focused Discussion on COP16 Outcomes and Opportunities to Foster Sustainable Trade”🌍🌿 A technical discussion into COP16 outcomes, trade implications, and strategies for sustainable trade.🔗 Join here: bit.ly/4g5XpP8 #COP16 #SustainableTrade
UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative retweeted
Moderating this session, Chantal Line Carpentier of @UNCTAD highlights how crucial this conversation on achieving #biodiversity goals through #trade, as we move towards upcoming negotiations, such as the resumed session of #COP16, #COP30 and #UNCTAD16.
