AL-INVEST Verde News
Deforestation-free supply chains regulation
Brussels, 22 May 2023 - On 6 December last, the Council and the European Parliament reached an agreement on the regulation on deforestation and forest degradation-free supply chains. The Parliament approved the Regulation on 19 April 2023. Following its adoption by the Council, it was published in the Official Journal of the EU.
Support to Uruguay to promote sustainable certification of native forests
Montevideo, 18 May 2023 - Component 2 of AL-INVEST Verde has begun providing technical assistance to the Directorate General of Forestry (DGF) of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay to promote a public certification system to ensure sustainable management of native forests. In this way, it is hoped to help preserve the
SEMINAR SUCCESSFUL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES IN THE HORIZON EUROPE PROGRAMME
A webinar jointly organised by AL-INVEST Verde DPI and the Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation (AUCI) will be held on 23 May. Intellectual property is a critical issue in projects funded under the Horizon Europe programme, with important implications for project management, commercialisation, exploitation of results and collaboration between partners.
Argentina joins DesignClass to promote intellectual property in product design
As of 12 May 2023, the National Institute of Industrial Property of Argentina (INPI-AR) is part of DesignClass.
Latin America and the Caribbean move towards circular economy
Article by Aracelli Ramos, Project Coordinator at the Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change in Latin America (EKLA) of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS).
Paraguay joins TMclass to facilitate the registration of national trademarks
As of 08 May 2023, the National Directorate of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Paraguay (DINAPI) will use and accept the terms of the Nice Alphabetical List in Spanish in TMclass.
The diagnosis of the forestry sector carried out by Component 2 is presented in Paraguay.
Asunción, 05 May 2023.- AL-INVEST Verde experts presented to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) of Paraguay the preliminary results of the diagnosis of the country's forestry sector. This analysis is part of the technical assistance that Component 2 of AL-INVEST Verde provides to the Investment and Exports Network (REDIEX) to support the transition towards
Technical assistance to Colombia to promote more sustainable exports
Bogotá, May 4, 2023 - Component 2 of AL-INVEST Verde presented in Bogotá, Colombia, the technical assistance provided to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism (MinCIT), through ProColombia, to promote the implementation of sustainable practices in the agro-industrial sector and comply with the requirements of the European market in terms of sustainability, which will ensure
Project launched to strengthen SME value chains and promote circular economy in El Salvador
La unión, 27 April 2023 - More than 366,000 dollars will be invested in the implementation of the project: Innovations and Development for a Green Economy, which seeks to strengthen the value chains of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the vegetable, fruit and honey sectors, and promote their transition to the circular economy. The project