SUSTAINABLE BIOTRADE: A STRATEGY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE AICHI TARGETS

December  2013

Who are we?La Corporación Biocomercio Sostenible is a non-governmental and non-profit organization. It was created as a body under private law and isrecognized for its commitment to social focus and community benefits.

What do we do?We promote the use and conservation of the environment and thebiodiversity of the country, as an alternative of sustainable development,with emphasis on Bio trade.

STRENGTHENING OF THE VALUE CHAINS OF BIOTRADE

SUPPORTED VALUE CHAINS 

• Natural Ingredients(cosmetics, textileand food fields.  

• Ecotourism• Local bee honey• Cocoa• Coffee

PUBLIC ‐ PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

BIOTRADE: AN STRATEGY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE 

BIODIVERSITY AND THE FULFILMENT OF THE AICHI TARGETS

TARGET 15: By 2020, ecosystem resilience and the contribution of biodiversity to carbon stocks have been enhanced, through conservation and restoration, including restoration of at least 15 per cent of degraded ecosystems, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to combating desertification.

SPECIFIC CASES Successful experiences that 

contribute to conservation of the Biodiversity

MODES OF INTERVENTION 

FOR BIO COMERCE

VALUE CHAINSCONSERVATION

SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES 

POVERTY REDUCTION 

REDUCTION OF  DEFORESTATION

SCENERY

PIECE OF LAND –

RESTORATION AND MITIGATION

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

VALUE CHAIN CASE STUDIES

SOWING Commercialfarms

HARVEST Productionlots

POSTCOSECHA-Fermentation-Drying-Quality

analyses(Sensory and

Physical)

PROCESSING –-Conching

RESTORATION AND MITIGATION ACTIONS TO AVOID DEFORESTATION : 

Piece of land level

CONSERVATION TOOLS

IMPLEMENTATION

IMPLEMENTED ACTIONS

•Forest enhancement. 

•implementation of agro‐forestry systems.

•Diversification of citrus lands.

•510 trees were planted  such as oil, cumin, Abarco (Carinianapyriformis) nogal cafetero (Cordiaalliodora)

•400 plants were grown such as plátano (Platanus hispanica), coffee, corn, cocoa, combined with cedar,  nogal cafetero, andabarco

•365 trees were planted such as orange (Citrus sinensis), mandarin(Citrus reticulata), lemon (Citrus limonum Risso) , avocado  andmango

GOODPRACTICES

IMPLEMENTED

IMPLEMENTED ACTIONS

Reducing the impact of the productive systems 

• An integrated module provides environmental benefits due the use of one tank. 

• 1 Wood immunization tank made of guadua.

• Water management system of mielesde café. The term mieles de café is called also Musilago, and means the coffee peel. It is also the result of one the process of drying coffee. 

•Separation drying damp area‐Adaptation of the area for adequatehandling of chemicals to reducepollution.

•Construction for the production ofcompostt: It’s a way of producing the coffee pulp

RESTORATION ACTIONS TO AVOID DEFORESTATION : Piece of land level

Partners:Project area :

Colombian states

Total area (ha)

Coffee  area

Number of farms

Number of coffee growers

Quindío 32.957  8.935  2.328  2.050 

Valle del Cauca 79.380  19.258  4.491  3.827 

Nariño 80.487  15.173  21.408  14.799 

Total 192.824  43.366  28.227  20.676 

Beneficiaries:

Project: Mainstreaming Biodiversity in the Coffee Sector in Colombia 

(with restoration actions to avoid deforestation)

Portfolio of actions in restoration, mitigation  and preservation processes

Agroforestry systems

HedgesWood storage

Dispersed Trees

Rising forest density

Mini-corridors

177.000 trees has been delivered. Several contracts have been signed with producers in privately owned coffee lots 

and pasturelands. 

Native species

RESTORATION ACTIONS TO AVOID DEFORESTATION : 

Scenery Level – Productive Sectors

Action Results 2010 ‐2013

The landscape management tools 523 Hectares

Connected forest fragments 8.100 Hectares

• 213  native species (reproduction of plant species)

• 23 Endangered species • 352.522 have been 

reproduced,  and  they are called plántulas propagadas. 

• 381 privately owned land/ lots (intervention landscape)

The landscape management tools and Payment for ecosystem services (PES)

SERVICES OFFERED• The landscape management

tools fixes the CO2 & help in climate change mitigation

DEMAND FOR SERVICES THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY

• The Kyoto Protocol • National laws and

commitments• Individual requirements /

needs

Air Biomass

CO2

Fixation

Roots

Measures for adaptation to climate changePES Carbon: Greenhouse Gas Compensation Schemes

The Second Program Nationally Certified (GEI) / The greenhouse 

effect emissions program

• For 600 hectares in HMP• 3 Pilot sites • 13 counties• 3,9 tons de 

CO2/Hectares/year

The project is part of a greenhouse effect emissions program =  7,000 tons were negotiated and sold to Nutressa

Sales of Certified EmissionReductions, CERs

In a national volunteer scheme

With companies that seek to neutralize their emissions, as 

potential buyers

Colombian Institute of Technical 

Standards and Certification –ICONTEC *

Formulation of the 2011  programmeDefine parameters 

and program development

*In accordance with the associated costs, define if it is certified or sufficient guarantee of the participants in the projectMainstreaming Biodiversity in the Coffee Sector in Colombia 

Challenges and opportunities in the development of REDD + and BioTrade joint 

initiatives (Target 15)• The dynamics of the territory as well as institutional and

regulatory frameworks of the country often become obstaclesto the design and execution of projects, in the case of jointinitiatives of REDD + and BioTrade in Colombia.

• The ministerial bodies responsible for environmental andagricultural policies have little communication between themand a weak articulation of projects carried out in the samegeographical locations/regions.

• Investment funds are limited to design and position productionlines as well as marketing of prioritized BioTrade products.

Challenges and opportunities in the development of REDD + and BioTrade joint 

initiatives (Target 15)

• Advance the use of use of biodiversity, mainly in 4 major sectors: phyto‐pharmaceuticals and cosmetics; Ecotourism, Food, beverages, oils and fats, fibers,dyes and seeds, which have been identified as strategic sectors for the developmentof Biocomercio in Colombia.

• Supporting the interests of local and regional communities to establish research andinnovation processes in different use issues and sustainable use of biodiversity andthe options market, which contributes to improving the living conditions of thepopulation.

• Strengthen joint ENREDD + strategy to achieve Biocomercio show the different waysexist to reduce deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable useand exploitation of biodivesidad. The important thing is to look at the initiativescurrently taking place, knowing the type of products that work in the regions andmake visible results.

Key Issues to Consider

• REDD + and BioTrade initiatives in Colombia must link to localcommunities in all stages of the project, recognizing their rights andduties towards the environmental, economic and cultural planning.

• The impact that BioTrade generates in favor of the conservation andsustainable use of forests and biodiversity must be supported withmethodologies for measuring the impact or response indicators thatallow evaluations and control actions in the territory.

• In articulating BioTrade and REDD+ is important to work with productlines that have an identified potential to generate ecological andeconomical value to local communities.

Recommendations on how to do it• Joint initiatives on REDD + and BioTrade must be built on the principle of

sustainability, considering among others the following aspects:

– Define clearly and timely ecological, social and economic objectives that theproject wants to achieve according to the conditions of the territory and theavailable resources .

– Incorporate the knowledge of local communities, peasant, indigenous andAfro‐Colombian, and generate an empowerment of all processes of theproject.

– Articulate the interests of the different stakeholders in a territory around theecological, social and economic objectives defined by the project.

– Relate the actions of intervention proposed in the territory with theinstruments of environmental policy, territorial planning and productivedevelopment in the country.

– Establishing financial mechanisms for easy access and operation allowing anefficient and transparent management of resources.

BIOTRADE and ACHI TARGET  

The development and strengthening ofBiotrade as a strategy that contributesto biodiversity conservation, povertyreduction and avoided deforestationkeeping stock GHG necessarily requirejoint public‐private efforts, butespecially a state policy that promotesaccurate applying different economicincentives, market and regulatory.

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