A dialogue and reflection meeting between Argentine and Spanish operators and officials called “Soy without deforestation” was held at the headquarters of the Argentine Embassy in Spain. It’s possible?”.
The conference was opened by Ambassador Ricardo Alfonsín who highlighted the importance of being able to generate spaces like these dedicated to dialogue and exchange on a subject that involves various sectors, and marks the trend of continuing to build tools for caring for the environment.
This is the first meeting in Spain of an institutional nature aimed at informing how the new European regulations against deforestation will affect when verifying exports.
The initiative was organized together with the collaboration of the Spanish Confederation of Compound Animal Feed Manufacturers (CESFAC) and the CESFAC Foundation, In addition to the participation of various actors involved in the issue such as Marta Angoloti, Head of the Timber Area of the General Sub-Directorate for Forest Policy and the Fight against Desertificationwho explained that “the objective of the regulation is to minimize the risk of deforestation of the products and raw materials that enter Europe, favoring the entry of deforestation-free products, promoting the defense of biodiversity and fighting against climate change”.
Gustavo Idígoras, president of the Chamber of the Oil Industry of the Argentine Republic (CIARA) and the Cereal Export Center (CEC) presented the details of the Sector Vision of the Argentine Gran Chaco (ViSEC) He explained: “The goal is that, by 2025, all soy products exported by ship are verified by this platform, so that 100% of the soy that leaves Argentina is risk-free.” of deforestation”, and the possibility that a validation system exists within the European Union.
The General Director of Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification, María Jesús Rodríguez de Sancho He stressed that the European Union is responsible for 10 and 15% of global deforestation through consumption, for which reason he advocated that the responsibilities that this implies be assumed.
The General Director of Agricultural Productions and Markets of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Spain, Esperanza Orellana, He highlighted the position of our country and Spain to commit themselves within these issues and generate initiatives that are a framework for other regions.
To end, the president of the CESFAC Foundation, Josep Jovéaffirmed that “In no case is the spirit of the new community regulations to combat deforestation questioned” and also “the regulations will be successful in practice as long as a fluid and collaborative dialogue is established between the administrations and the companies involved , so that they can adjust their processes in an orderly manner and without jeopardizing the profitability and economic sustainability of production”.
