A delegation composed of representatives of the European Commission and authorities from Spain and Belgium competent in the implementation of the European Union Regulation on Deforestation Free Products (EUDR), together with the AL-INVEST Verde team, carried out a technical mission in the Brazilian state of Acre with the aim of learning about public policies, environmental control tools and the implementation of the EUDR.

On 2 and 3 December, Brasilia hosted the 4th EU-LAC Agri-Food Dialogue, organised by AL-INVEST Verde in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). The event was held under the title “Water and agriculture in transition: towards sustainable and resilient management in the EU and LAC”. During the opening ceremony, Diana Montero Melis, head of

Representatives of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and of the states that have joined the socio-environmental traceability platform SeloVerde, supported by AL-INVEST Verde, presented their experience in the implementation of this tool, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP30, which is being held in Belém do Pará, Brazil, from the 10th to the 30th of October.