Category: Actualidad

Support to Espírito Santo (Brazil) to implement the Selo Verde traceability platform.

AL-INVEST Verde is cooperating with the state of Espírito Santo in Brazil to implement the Selo Verde traceability platform. In the framework of this partnership, the production areas of coffee, cocoa and planted forests are mapped to obtain accurate information for the development of the platform. During the presentation of the partnership, the governor of Espírito Santo, Renato

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A major milestone: publication of the first national guidelines for the examination of trademarks in Paraguay

Component 3 for Intellectual Property Rights, implemented by the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), recognises and congratulates the National Directorate of Intellectual Property of Paraguay (DINAPI) for the presentation of its first national guidelines for the examination of trademarks. This development represents a decisive step towards improving the accessibility, consistency and predictability of the

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Chilean companies visit Valencia as part of the AL-INVEST Verde programme to strengthen circular business models

In the framework of the Eco-accelerator project: Innovation in Circular Business Models for E-Commerce Packaging, developed as part of the Component 1 Action of the AL-INVEST Verde Programme, which supports the green transition of Latin American SMEs, the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CCS), together with its European partner, the Valencia Chamber of Commerce, organised a mission to the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CCS), in collaboration with its European partner, the Valencia Chamber of Commerce, in order to promote the green transition of Latin American SMEs.

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Boosting MERCOSUR's creative industries: webinars on copyright and design in the digital age

Component 3 for Intellectual Property Rights, implemented by the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), in collaboration with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and its Inovateca platform, as well as the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of Brazil, organised in June and July two webinars to strengthen the strategic use of intellectual property rights (IPR).

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Chile presents the first technical diagnosis on the impact of the European Union's Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) on the cattle and forestry chains

The Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa), with the support of the AL-INVEST Verde programme and the Delegation of the European Union in Chile, presented through a webinar the results of the "Diagnostic study on the adaptation to the European Deforestation Free Regulation (EUDR) in Chile". This activity marked the closing of the technical assistance that AL-INVEST

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Official launch of the second phase of the "Trainer of Trainers" project for a more sustainable and deforestation-free cocoa chain

The official launch of the second phase of the "Trainer of Trainers" project took place on 12 June. This second phase will contribute to the process of adaptation of the cocoa value chain in the provinces of Guayas, Manabí, Esmeraldas, Los Ríos, Santo Domingo and Orellana, to the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on products free from

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Mentoring for producers of geographical indications in the Andean Community progresses

Component 3 for intellectual property rights, implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), has made significant progress in its work of technical support to associations of agri-food producers with geographical indications (GIs) in the Andean Community, specifically in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. These mentorships, which form part of the AL-INVmentor initiative, seek to strengthen the

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Costa Rica hosts the Second EU-LAC Agri-Food Dialogue, with representatives from more than 20 countries

Costa Rica hosted the II EU-LAC Agri-Food Dialogue, organised by AL-INVEST Verde in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). The event took place on 25 June in San José, while on 26 June the facilities of the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre (CATIE) in Turrialba were visited. The event was attended by

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