Category: Actualidad

The "Trainer of Trainers II" project trains more than 100 people in Ecuador to adapt the cocoa chain to the EUDR.

On 4 and 5 September, the practical workshop of the second phase of the "Trainer of Trainers" project was held, a joint initiative of the Agency for Regulation and Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Control of Ecuador (Agrocalidad) and AL-INVEST Verde, with the technical support of Trias. This action seeks to strengthen the adaptation process of the cocoa value chain.

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Ingenias LATAM 2025 Award: women driving innovation in Latin America

  On 4 September 2025, the winners of the first edition of the Ingenias LATAM Award, an initiative of Component 3 for Intellectual Property Rights implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), were announced. The emotionally charged ceremony was held at the headquarters of the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI).

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More than 3,600 MSMEs in Latin America move towards sustainable production with support from AL-INVEST Verde

The AL-INVEST Verde programme, a European Union initiative to promote sustainable growth in Latin America, is generating concrete impacts on the transformation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) towards more sustainable and efficient production models. Through its projects in the region, more than 3,600 MSMEs have been able to save water, especially in the following sectors

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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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