AL-INVEST Verde News

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 took place,

Ingenias LATAM 2025 Award: women driving innovation in Latin America
The winners of the first edition of the Ingenias Award were announced on 4 September 2025.

More than 3,600 MSMEs in Latin America move towards sustainable production with support from AL-INVEST Verde
The AL-INVEST Verde programme, an initiative of the European Union to promote sustainable growth in Latin America, is generating

Support to Espírito Santo (Brazil) to implement the Selo Verde traceability platform.
AL-INVEST Verde cooperates with the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, for the implementation of the Selo traceability platform.

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

Miel de Ñeembucú - Paraguay's first geographical indication, achieved with IP mentoring support
Component 3 for Intellectual Property Rights, implemented by the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), welcomes
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Component 3, led by EUIPO conducted the Virtual Workshop on Plant Variety Licensing.
The European Commission, through the AL-INVEST Verde programme (Component 2), and IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute), organised on 15 September in Brasilia (Brazil) the closing conference of the series of three "Technical dialogues on the sustainability and traceability of beef and leather value chains".