bIodIversIty
Protecting and restoring biodiversity is essential for maintaining incomes, livelihoods and food security into the future. We promote nature positive practices in international value chains.
WHAT WE OFFER
ITC Trade and Environment promotes sustainable use and management of biodiversity-based value chains, enabling businesses to:
- Understand their dependencies and impact on biodiversity, and how they can thrive in line with natural boundaries.
- Operate socio-bioeconomy business models, while contributing to local livelihoods and biodiversity conservation.
- Innovate and grow new and existing businesses in biodiversity-based sectors.
BioTrade self-assessment tool
The BioTrade Self-Assessment Tool can be used for free by companies, producers, cooperatives and projects from various biodiversity-based value chains to benchmark their sustainability practices against the UNCTAD BioTrade Principles and Criteria in a transparent, neutral and independent manner.
The tool was developed by ITC and the UNCTAD BioTrade Initiative under the framework of the BioTrade Facilitation Programme “Linking trade, biodiversity and sustainable development” financed by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO.
Tailored coaching for small businesses
ITC supports the capacity of small businesses in biodiversity-based value chains by offering coaching in areas such as business organization, livelihoods, traditional knowledge, and market access.
Our approach fosters an enabling environment for businesses to launch new ventures and expand internationally. We provide tailored technical assistance to help small businesses grow and mature businesses overcome market barriers in the global market for biodiversity-based products. To further improve the business environment for small businesses in these value chains, ITC also offers trade and market intelligence to enhance transparency.
