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European Union and AGEXPORT support the Sustainable Tourism sector through the AL-INVEST Verde Programme

As part of the action of the AL-INVEST Verde Programme, the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (AGEXPORT), member of the Executing Consortium of Component 1, carried out the "Diploma in Sustainable Tourism with Specialisation in Green Investments". This course was organised by the Sustainable Tourism Commission of AGEXPORT and developed by the Department of Sustainable Tourism of the Universidad del Valle.

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Santa Cruz ZERO District

The overall objective of the project is to increase the capacities of waste-generating companies and value chains in Santa Cruz de Bolivia in the transition processes towards low-carbon, resource-efficient and circular business models, by means of the

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- Waste + Cocoa

Strengthening the circular economy in the cocoa and chocolate chain to promote sustainability and territorial development in Peru, with a focus on the department of Piura. The project aims to foster the transition towards a more sustainable production and consumption model, promoting the adoption of circular practices and the strengthening of

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Innovations and development for a green economy

The project aims for MSMEs to implement value chain development strategies and incorporate environmental sustainability, change mitigation and biodiversity restoration factors. Its main objective is to promote competitive, inclusive, sustainable and resilient value chains that enable the generation of employment and the efficient use of resources. Implementing consortium: Coordinating entity: Partner entities:

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Promoting the internationalisation of MSMEs in the agroforestry sector in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, with a view to the European Union market.

The AL-INVEST Verde programme, through the implementation of its Component 1, selected 42 projects out of more than 160 proposals received during the Second Call for Proposals for innovative projects. The selected projects will benefit SMEs in countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Uruguay.

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Timber - Zero Deforestation

The states of Campeche and Quintana Roo on the Yucatan peninsula are home to dense forests with valuable species for the timber industry. Although extensive environmental protection measures have been implemented due to the importance and fragility of the ecosystem, logging faces imminent challenges (see 3.2) that could accentuate deforestation in favour of intensive agriculture and cattle ranching.

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Sustainable growth of MSMEs working with Quinoa Real in Bolivia, through regenerative agriculture and circular economy.

The action seeks the sustainable growth of the value chain of Royal Quinoa, with the participation of women and young entrepreneurs in indigenous communities. Sustainability is to be achieved by introducing ecological practices that increase yields and reduce production costs, presenting value-creating alternatives in a more competitive regenerative agricultural quinoa.

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Green world

A commitment to the adoption and implementation of sustainable practices The project seeks to implement good sustainable and digital practices in MSMEs in the Eje Cafetero and Bucaramanga, through the appropriation of tools, mechanisms and conceptualisation of dynamics in eco-design, circular economy with an emphasis on waste recovery, ecological footprint and digital transformation in MSMEs, management of green seals, development

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