About the event
The IGUAZU SUMMIT “Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation in MERCOSUR countries: Achievements and Further Challenges” was an international seminar held in the city of Puerto Iguazú, province of Misiones, Argentina, on 14-15 March 2024.
This event was organized in the framework of the Innovation and Transformation Dialogue on the New Deforestation-free Regulation of the European Union, based in Argentina. It was also promoted by international cooperation projects funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL): the German-Argentine Dialogue on Sustainable Agricultural Innovations, implemented in collaboration with the Argentinian State Secretary of Bioeconomy and the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), German-Brazilian Dialogue on Agricultural Policy and the German-Uruguayan Dialogue on Agriculture.
The objective of IGUAZU SUMMIT was to bring together business representatives, experts, academics, civil society, and political decision-makers from Mercosur countries and Germany to deepen the opportunities and challenges presented by the new regulation. The event provided the opportunity to learn from the solutions generated in different countries and define a roadmap to address the critical technological issues that facilitate its efficient implementation.
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programme
First day – Thursday 14 March 2024
08:45 a.m.
Opening
Marnix Doorn
Team leader German-Argentine Dialogue on Sustainable Agricultural Innovations
Tomislav Ivancic
Moderator
Hugo Passalacqua
Governor of the Province of Misiones
Hans Peter Lampen
Representative of the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture of Germany
Click here09:30 a.m.
European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
10:00 a.m.
Where do we stand? Advances in the implementation of EUDR
Dr. Thomas Baldauf
Representative of the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture of Germany
11:15 a.m.
Presentation status soya and meat sector. Presentation of results.
Sabine Papendieck, Bruno Meireles Leite, Niels Soendergaard, Pablo Elverdin
Consultants
01:30 p.m.
Presentations outcome workshops soya and meat sectors
Dr. Thomas Dietz - Paulo Mortara Batistic
University of Münster
04:30 p.m.
Closing of the afternoon session
Dieter Lamlé
German Ambassador to Argentina
Fernando Vilella
Secretary of Bioeconomy of the Federal Ministry of Economy of Argentina
18:00 p.m.
Closing comments
Ingo Melchers
German-Brazilian Agricultural Policy Dialogue
Second day – Friday 15 March 2024
08:30 a.m.
Opening remarks
08:45 a.m.
Outcome Workshops
Gaps, solutions, costs, risk mitigating measures, safeguards for smallholders for soy and beef in production / processing / trade.
Dr. Thomas Dietz
University of Münster
09:15 a.m.
Policy round table
Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Germany. Questions 1 + 2
With decision makers from public and private sector.
10:15 a.m.
Policy round table
Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Germany. Questions 3 + 4
12:30 p.m.
Final remarks and next steps
Marnix Doorn
German-Argentine Dialogue on Sustainable Agricultural Innovations
Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation in Mercosur Countries: Achievements and Further Challenges. Reflections on the IGUAZU SUMMIT
The document reflects the results of the participation of attendees in both the in-person workshops on soya and meat supply chains held as part of the event and the virtual participation in the survey led by both specialists during the event.
English version
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Gap Identification Work on Developing Schemes in Argentina
This analysis aims to identify the gaps in the public-private schemes being developed in Argentina to meet the requirements of the Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing on the EU market and the export from the EU of certain raw materials and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation (EUDR).
English version
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Spanish version
PDF - Descargar archivo (2 mb)
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