On 17 March 2022 (12:00-13:00 CMT), UNEP and the Trade, Development and the Environment Hub (GCRF TRADE Hub) are hosting the briefing WTO initiatives on environment & sustainable development: Windows of opportunity for biodiversity.
As part of their monthly webinar series Trade and Nature: Trade-offs and Solutions, the webinar will provide an update on the state of play on environment-related discussions at the WTO, including new initiatives on environment and sustainable development. It will also focus on exploring the opportunities these discussions and initiatives can offer in the intersection of trade, SDGs and the global biodiversity agenda.
Speakers
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Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Director, Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS)
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Beatriz Fernandez, Associate Programme Management Officer, UNEP Environment & Trade Hub
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Sophia Murphy, Executive Director, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
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Lorena Jeramillo Castro, BioTrade Initiative, UNCTAD
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Ana Patrícia Bqtalhone, Associate Programme Officer, Trade and Environment Programme, International Trade Centre (ITC)
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Lisen Runsten, Senior Project Manager, GCRF TRADE Hub (UNEP-WCMC)
Moderated by:
- Marianne Kettunen, Senior Policy Advisor and Head of Partnerships, Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS)