UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative

The BioTrade Initiative is a partnership programme of UN Trade & Development that promotes sustainable trade and investment of biodiversity-based products to improve livelihoods & conserve Earth in over 80 countries. BioTrade is the commercialization of goods and services derived from biodiversity that respects the environment and those who depend upon it. Our work: - We work with countries, companies, and organizations to develop sustainable and biodiversity-friendly value chains in the business sector, helping to make them more resilient. - We work with government policy makers on enabling policy environments on biodiversity related issues (e.g. NTMs, Nagoya Protocol) - Global sales of BioTrade-related products reach over € 9 billion (USD 10.26 billion) (2020) - BioTrade has 5 million direct beneficiaries and focuses on flora and fauna, both marine and terrestrial, and ecosystem services (e.g. tourism)