In partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Brazilian Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming (MDA), IIS led a session at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum, held on 15th September.
Under the theme 'It's Time to Act,' the event explored how trade can contribute to a greener and more sustainable future. In this regard, the session, conducted within the TRADE Hub context, addressed policies and initiatives to ensure the participation of family farmers in international trade. The moderator was Susan de Oliveira, a researcher at IIS and a professor at the University of Brasília (UnB).
In addition to IIS and UNEP, panelists from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brazil), from the Tropical Forest Alliance of the World Economic Forum (Switzerland), and from the Social and Political Sciences University of the Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia) also participated in the session.