Everyday news allows us to be aware that the rate of forest loss around the world is alarming. Between 1990 and 2020, 420 million hectares of forest were lost due to deforestation - which is equivalent to an area the size of the European Union (EU), according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

However, according to EU data, these processes occur mainly in the three main forest basins of the Amazon (South America), Congo (Central Africa) and Southeast Asia. The opposite process is taking place in the EU, where forests increased by 10% between 1990 and 2020.

In other words, the objective of European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is not to stop deforestation in Europe, but to create a way to guarantee that the activity of European companies does not cause deforestation in other regions.

However, the rules are European and as such all operators must know, understand, and apply them also within Europe.

The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) is a mechanism established by the European Union to compel highly emissive industries to decrease their greenhouse gas emissions. It is considered effective for large industrial firms that are slow in reducing their emissions.

On the other hand, the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) is a mechanism that funds low-carbon projects essential in fighting climate change. It receives support from companies committed to a Net Zero strategy, who aim to make a significant contribution to the fight against climate change.

Despite both mechanisms sharing a similar name and being based on the value of carbon, they are essentially different and no longer associated with each other, so an overview on VCM is mandatory.

OBJECTIVES

1.  To get a better understanding of the real impacts of EUDR legislation on Forests Owners and Wood Based Industry.
   2.    To get insights on European Voluntary Market regulation and a follow-up of Iberian situation.

PROGRAM 

Wednesday, 25^th October 2024

09h00 – 09h30: Reception
09h30 – 09h45: Welcome words (Vitor Lucas Tecnicelpa's President)
09h45 – 10h15: EU Deforestation Regulation – General overview -Jori Ringman (CEPI)
10h15 – 10h45: EUDR implementation strategy (industrial case study) - Pedro Serafim (Altri)
10h45 – 11h15: Coffee break
11h15 – 11h45: EUDR – Wood case study – Inês Costa Luz (SonaeArauco)
11h45 – 12h15: EUDR – IT Solutions – Pedro Sousa Campos (Deloitte)
12h15 – 12h45: Q&A round table (Chairman João Martins from ALTRI)

12h45 – 14h00: Lunch time

14h00 – 14h15: Welcome words to MVC - Gonçalo Simões (BIOND)
14h15 – 14h45: Carbon Voluntary Market (CVM) – General overview -Jori Ringman (CEPI)
14h45 – 15h15: Carbon Voluntary Market (CVM) – Portuguese overview - Hélder Rodrigues (ADENE)
15h15 – 15h45: Iberian CVM (case study) – Tiago Almeida (FINSA)
15h45 – 16h15: Coffee break
16h15 – 16h45: CVM, a new global business – AFRY (speaker to be confirmed)
16h45 – 17h15: Q&A round table (Chairman Inês dos Santos Costa from Deloitte)
17h15 – 17h30: Event “key takeaways” (Tecnicelpa – Secretary general)

TARGET AUDIENCE

Technical people linked with forest, innovation, sustainability and operational areas.
Technical people linked with finance and investment control.

FEES REGISTRATION
Until 16^th October 2024

Members Tecnicelpa*/IPE/ABTCP: 550 €
Non Members: 650 €

Discount of 150€ for registrations until 4^th October

* Value for up to 2 representatives of the collective members. Other registrations from the same Company will be at Non Member fee. Member fee is only valid for admited members with 2024 anual fee settle.

The number of participants is limited.

Registration includes participation in the seminar, documentation, participation certificate issued by TECNICELPA, lunch and coffee breaks.

After 16^th October, there will be no reimbursment in case of non-participation.