[{"bbox": [118, 151, 1112, 287], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Circular Economy Driving Group** is a multi-sectoral public-private initiative promoted by MIC and MADES. It is supported by two cooperation projects: MiPYME COMPITE, funded by the European Union and the Circular Economy project, co-financed by the IDB Lab. The platform aims to articulate various actions, public, private and cooperation projects that allow the consolidation and acceleration of the circular economy in Paraguay."}, {"bbox": [118, 296, 1112, 406], "category": "Text", "text": "The soy and livestock chains established the **Sustainable Development Platform** and the **Paraguayan Roundtable for Sustainable Meat**, the latter is part of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Livestock. These collegiate bodies bring together direct actors of the value chains, opinion leaders from the production sector, public institutions involved and supporting organisations."}, {"bbox": [118, 415, 1112, 498], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Public-Private Alliance for Sustainable Finance**: It is the strategic multidisciplinary and interinstitutional coordination group formed to promote the development of sustainable finance. MADES, INFONA, Central Bank of Paraguay and the Sustainable Finance Roundtable are members of this alliance."}, {"bbox": [118, 507, 1112, 669], "category": "Text", "text": "There are numerous non-governmental organisations (NGOs) active in the field of sustainable production, environment and climate change in Paraguay. These include the **Moisés Bertoni Foundation**, a leader in sustainable development and promoter of the circular economy driving group, the **Guyra Paraguay Association**, which works to defend and protect Paraguay's biological biodiversity, the **Institute of Environmental Law and Economics (IDEA)**, the **World Wildlife Fund (WWF)** and the **Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)**."}, {"bbox": [118, 678, 1112, 735], "category": "Text", "text": "**Civil society actors** in particular organisations working on the area of women's entrepreneurship and organisations for the rights of people with disability."}, {"bbox": [108, 772, 661, 808], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [108, 837, 559, 872], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [118, 885, 1112, 1020], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective** (Impact) of this action is to promote and strengthen the sustainability and competitiveness of Paraguay's agricultural, forestry and agro-industrial value chains. This will support the implementation of Paraguay's international commitments under the Paris Agreement, including its National Climate Adaptation Plan and its Nationally Determined Contributions through low-emission agriculture actions and actions to improve traceability."}, {"bbox": [118, 1029, 694, 1060], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objectives (SO)** of this action are the following:"}, {"bbox": [118, 1069, 1112, 1125], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. To strengthen the quality infrastructure in Paraguay to encourage the adoption of circular economy practices and other sustainable practices."}, {"bbox": [118, 1134, 1112, 1190], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. To implement and strengthen socio-environmental traceability systems to support traceable and sustainable agricultural, forestry and agro-industrial exports."}, {"bbox": [118, 1200, 1112, 1230], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. To promote use of circular economy solutions in favour of the sustainability of Paraguayan agro-industry."}, {"bbox": [118, 1239, 922, 1269], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Outputs** to be delivered by this Action contributing to the Specific Objectives are:"}, {"bbox": [118, 1278, 1112, 1331], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 The capacity of the institutions responsible for the promotion and regulation of quality in Paraguay is increased."}, {"bbox": [118, 1343, 1112, 1400], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 Socio-environmental traceability of sustainable agricultural, forestry and agro-industrial value chains is strengthened."}, {"bbox": [118, 1409, 932, 1439], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.1 Paraguayan industrial capacity to grow circular economy enterprises is strengthened."}, {"bbox": [118, 1448, 1112, 1505], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.2 Institutions, businesses and consumers are sensitised about quality, circularity, traceability and sustainability in agricultural, forestry and agro-industrial value chain are sensitised."}, {"bbox": [1003, 1681, 1122, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 30"}]