Annex B

National Analysis of Trade-Related Instruments Influencing Trade in Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa) and Caimans (Caiman yacare):
Applications and Impacts on Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Forest Management in Bolivia

Prepared for The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Non-Wood Forest Products Programme

By
HIB Latinoamérica SRL¹⁰

Under the supervision of
Sven Walter¹¹

January 2005

Acronyms

ABAN Asociación de Beneficiadoras de Almendra del Noroeste (North-western Brazil nut Beneficiadoras Association)

AGRECO Kontrollstelle für ökologische Lebensmittel und Naturwaren

AOPEB Asociación de Organizaciones de Productores Ecológicos de Bolivia (Association of Organisation of Ecological Producers)

Bolicert Boliviana de Certificación

BOLFOR Programa de Manejo Forestal Sostenible

CAIC Cooperativa Agrícola Integral El Campesino

CDB Convenio sobre Diversidad Biológica

CEDLA Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo laboral y agrario

CESO/SACO Canadian volunteer cooperation

CFV Consejo Boliviano para la Certificación Forestal Voluntaria (Bolivian Council for the Voluntary Forest Certification)

CIFOR Centre for International Forestry Research

CIOEC Comité Integrador de Organizaciones Económicas Campesinas de Bolivia

CUMAT Capacidad de Uso Mayor de la Tierra

DIPO Danish Import Promotion Office

EEC European Economic Community

EU European Union

FAO Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations

FLO Fair Trade Labelling Organisation

FOB Free on Board

FOBOMADE Foro Boliviano sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo

FSC Forest Stewardship Council

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GTZ Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit

HACCP Hazard Analysis Control Point

IBCE Instituto Boliviano de Comercio Exterior

IBNORCA I nstituto Boliviano de Normalización y Calidad (Bolivian Quality and Normalisation Institute)

IMO Control Institut für Markökologie, Kontroll- und Zertifizierungsstelle im Ökologischen Landbau

IFOAM International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements

INE Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (National Statistics Institute)

ITC International Trade Centre

ISO International Standard Organisation

JETRO Japan External Trade Organisation

JNA Japan Nut Association

LDC Less Developed Countries

MERCOSUR Mercado Común del Sur (South America Common trade market)

MDSP Ministerio de Desarrollo Sostenible y Planificación (Ministry of Sustainable Development and Planning)

NWFP Non-Wood Forest Products

NOP National Organic Program

OSEC Swiss Office for Trade Promotion

PROMAB Programa Manejo de Bosques de la Amazonía Boliviana

SENASAG Servicio Nacional de Seguridad Agrícola y Ganadería (Agriculture and Cattle Raising Security National Service)

UDAPE Unidad de Análisis de Políticas Económicas

¹⁰ Pasaje Finot, Edificio Iguazú, Of. 41, Equipetrol, Santa Cruz-Bolivia ; Calle Campos, Ed. Artemis Of. PB 06, La Paz- Bolivia, Tel.: +591 77347017; +591 72146542 ; Fax: +591 33363377; [email protected]
¹¹ FAO, Forest Products Division, Non-wood Forest Products Programme, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy, www.fao.org.