Regional Consultation for Africa: nature-positive trade for sustainable agricultural supply chains

Regional Stakeholders Consultation in Africa: Nature-positive trade for sustainable agricultural supply chains

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is delighted to invite you to participate in this consultation, which will gather diverse stakeholders to discuss priorities, challenges and opportunities in the region, and explore and provide recommendations for actionable solutions to move towards a sustainable, fair and inclusive nature-positive trade that supports countries to:

1. Achieve sustainable and resilient agricultural supply chains
2. Facilitate market access to all stakeholders, in compliance with regulations aiming to decouple agri-commodities from deforestation (e.g. EU DR), and international agreements on biodiversity such as the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
3. Advance national plans for sustainable social and economic development.

The Consultation in Africa will take place on 16 and 17 May 2023 with in-person participation in Yaounde, Cameroon* and also online, and will convene stakeholders from:

• Government entities leading agendas on trade, agriculture, land management and forestry, biodiversity, finance, economy, industry, and related areas.
• Policymakers active in the trade and environment fora.
• Private sector: smallholders, trading cooperatives, MSMEs, multinational companies, industry associations and relevant stakeholders involved in supply chains of agricultural commodities.
• Non-governmental organizations and civil society.
• Academic and research institutions.
• Financial institutions

During the event, there will be interpretations available in English and French.