FAO-oriGIn Series of Webinars between 11 November and 2 December 2020

2020-11-09

Keeping in mind that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the point of reference for any strategy and policy towards a more sustainable future, FAO and the organization for an international GI network - oriGIn- are organizing with experts and practitioners thematic discussions to address key aspects on how GI can maximize their contribution to sustainability.

The webinars target public and private stakeholders (producers’ representatives, traders, retailers, consumers, public authorities at local and national level, national policymakers, international organisations and experts).

Key objectives

Raise awareness among associations and value chain players on sustainability challenges and provide tools to identify and address them;
Promote the exchange of best practices around initiatives undertaken by individual value chains and/or by economic sectors at the national/regional level to promote quality/originlinked products and their sustainability, so to promote dialogue and convergence;
Discuss existing tools to evaluate the sustainability performance of agricultural value chains;
Identify technical assistance needs, in particular in developing countries, and raise funds for relevant projects or programmes to be implemented along with the Forum editions;
Develop tailored recommendations for public and private stakeholders, and in particular for the implementation of the SSGIs.

Webinar dates and topics

11 November 2020, 15:00-17:00 CET: How GI strategies can help developing countries pursue sustainability objectives? In collaboration with the Swiss Intellectual Property Institute Switzerland (in English and French)

12 November 2020, 15:00 - 17:30 CET: Sustainable management of wild collected products for GI. In collaboration with European Forest Institute/Incredible network (in English and French)

17 November 2020, 15:00 - 17:00 CET: Conservation of resources and climate change. In collaboration with LIFE TTGG – The Tough Get Going (in English)

18 November 2020, 09:00 - 11:30 CET: Contributions of GI to sustainable healthy diets. In collaboration with oriGIn-France (in English and French)

24 November 2020, 15:00 - 17:30 CET: Indigenous peoples, local communities and traditional knowledge. In collaboration with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (in English and French)

2 December 2020, 15:00 - 17:00 CET: Wrapping-up. The way forward (in English)

Please register for each individual webinar you are interested, by writing to Ms. Ida Puzone at ida@origin-gi.com – You will then receive the details to join each online event you have indicated.

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