Experts from Brazil, Norway, and China participated in the event “Sustainable Value Chains: Learning from the Past, Investing in the Future” last week.

Experts from Brazil, Norway, and China participated in the event “Sustainable Value Chains: Learning from the Past, Investing in the Future” last week. In front of a packed audience, they explained the challenges facing agricultural and mineral commodities, such as the adoption and implementation of international quality standards in social and environmental impact assessments.

The event was organized by the BRICS Policy Center, the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the Global Environmental Institute (China), and the Future Horizons Institute (Norway).

On the first day, discussions focused on the potential for cooperation between China and Brazil in livestock traceability, as well as Norway’s support for the Amazon Fund through the International Initiative on Climate and Forests. The agenda also included a session on the policy brief “Sustainable Commodities for Climate, Nature, and People: Learning from the Past, Investing in the Future.”

The second day was dedicated to a workshop on the relationship between the two countries regarding soy and beef production, covering topics such as the monitoring of genetic seed research and zero-deforestation policies.

In the photos are the authors of the policy brief: Claudia Melim-McLeod, Future Horizons Institute (Norway), Ana Garcia, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Knut Lakså, Future Horizons Institute (Norway), and Peng Ren, Global Environmental Institute (China), along with Fernando Ribeiro (IPEA), who provided comments on the document.