Category: 2024

European EUDR monitoring and enforcement authorities visit Espírito Santo (Brazil) in the context of AL-INVEST Verde initiatives

A delegation of competent and control authorities from Spain, Italy, Belgium and Ireland visited Espírito Santo, Brazil, from 6 to 9 December to learn about the traceability initiatives supported by AL-INVEST Verde and other sustainable agricultural production actions developed by the State. The visit, organised by AL-INVEST Verde and the government of Espírito Santo, through

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Recordings available of two key events on IP and sustainability

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) highlights that recordings are now available of two events organised in September 2024 under Component 3 of the IPR programme, AL-INVEST Verde IPR. Harnessing Intellectual Property for Sustainable Growth and Competitiveness The first event organised with the National Institute of Intellectual Property (INPI) of the European Union (EUIPO) in September 2024 is now available.

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Dialogue on due diligence in the cocoa value chain

16 May 2024 - Component 2 of AL-INVEST Verde organised the workshop "Due diligence for deforestation-free cocoa in the framework of the EUDR", within the cycle "Dialogues on sustainable cocoa". This initiative is developed in collaboration with the SAFE programme - implemented by the German cooperation agency, GIZ - and with the technical support of the European Forest Institute (EFI). The workshop

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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

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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

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