AL-INVEST Verde News
Montevideo hosts several events on creative industries and intellectual property rights
Montevideo, 15 April 2024 - In early April, Montevideo hosted a series of events organised by AL-INVEST Verde IPR, focusing on the crossroads of creative industries and intellectual property rights (IPR). Aimed at professionals from the MERCOSUR countries and Chile, these events delved into the future of creativity, with an emphasis on innovation.
AL-INVEST Verde supports first shipment of deforestation-free wood chips to Europe
Montevideo, 11 April 2024 - The Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay (MGAP), through the Directorate General of Forestry, has sent the first shipment of deforestation-free wood chips to Portugal. This pilot experience has been carried out in the framework of the collaboration with AL-INVEST Verde and the support of the Uruguayan Agency for the Environment and Development (Agencia Uruguaya de
Component 1 of the AL-INVEST Verde programme held its annual event in Antigua, Guatemala.
Guatemala, 22 March 2024 - Component 1 of the AL-INVEST Verde programme is making progress in its objective of promoting job creation and sustainability in the Latin American region. Thus, it presented its progress and promoted the exchange of experiences between organisations representing the private sector during its annual event, entitled #CONEXIÓNVerde, which took place within the framework of AGRITRADE, a platform for the exchange of experiences.
Roadmap presented to improve Colombia's agro-industrial exports to the EU
On the occasion of the closing of the "Colombia Exporta Sostenible" project, carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism (MINCIT) of Colombia, ProColombia and AL-INVEST Verde, the results of this action were presented, including a roadmap to guide and structure the planning and implementation of a series of actions aimed at
Brazilian Government of Minas Gerais presents the Selo Verde platform, supported by AL-INVEST Verde
Minas Gerais, 11 March 2024 - The Government of Minas Gerais, Brazil, through the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (SEAPA), and the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) presented to representatives of the AL-INVEST Verde programme the sustainable production of the main agricultural commodities exported and the Selo Verde MG Platform, which is supported by
Sustainability analysis of the leather value chain at Lineapelle Fair in Milan
The International Leather, Accessories, Components and Leather Goods Show, Lineapelle, held from 20 to 22 February in Milan (Italy), hosted the conference "The European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the challenge of traceability in the leather supply chain". Lorenzo Nalin, programme manager of the AL-INVEST Verde programme, participated in this panel,
Launch of the ECD Mentoring Programme
26 January 2024 - Component 3 of AL-INVEST Verde launches the ALINVmentor I IPR Mentoring Programme. This initiative is the first in a series of mentoring programmes aimed at promoting the use and development of IPR (intellectual property rights), with a particular focus on geographical indications (GIs) and trademarks.
Support to the Andean Community countries for the export of agricultural products to the EU
Lima, 26 January 2024 - On 25 and 26 January at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community (SGCAN) in Lima (Peru), the SGCAN and AL-INVEST Verde will jointly present the action to promote exports of agricultural products to the European Union. To this end,
More than ¤15 million to boost green economy projects in Latin America
Bonn, 23 January 2024 - More than 15 million euros will be earmarked to boost green economy projects in Latin America through the AL-INVEST Verde programme, a European Union (EU) initiative that promotes sustainable growth and job creation in the region with an emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The programme