Regional Fund Quality Infrastructure for Biodiversity & Climate Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean
Implementing efficient legal and private-law provisions in order to protect biodiversity and to act against climate change requires an effective and efficient, demand-oriented quality infrastructure (QI). The QI institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean are not yet able to provide the requested QI services to a sufficient extent.
The project aims to improve the QI services which serve the protection of biodiversity and of climate in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Hereby, the existing internationally interconnected and recognized QI structures are to be consolidated. This reduces the risk of creating isolated solutions and cost-intensive redundant structures which would induce high costs for the users of QI services, for the consumers, industry and the governments. In addition, this project is intended to promote regional cooperation and integration. The project is aimed at supporting the transition process towards a "green economy" from the viewpoint of both industry and the consumers. It is planned to focus on:
- regional exchange with regard to ISO sustainability standards and development of standards on biodiversity and climate protection;
- improving the metrological system in the fields of biodiversity and climate protection;
- developing and implementing programmes for validation, verification and certification in the fields of biodiversity and climate protection, and
- developing and implementing new accreditation programmes related to biodiversity and climate protection.
The structure envisaged for the project is a fund-type structure. It is supposed to provide an optimum gearing of the project activities to the different national and sub-regional framework conditions. National and regional QI institutions submitted project proposals with respect to both sets of topics "Biodiversity" and "Climate Protection"; these proposals were assessed and selected by a Project Steering Committee (PSC) according to well-defined criteria. The fund-type structure of the project allows the different needs of the QI institutions to be addressed with more flexibility, trendsetting projects to be implemented exemplarily and different QI elements to be used along the value chains, both in the individual countries and in the region.
The lead executing agency is the Organization of American States (OAS). The regional organizations of standardization (Comisión Panamericana de Normas Técnicas, COPANT), of metrology (Sistema Interamericano de Metrología, SIM) and of accreditation (Inter American Accreditation Cooperation, IAAC) primarily act as strategic partners, their member organizations are directly involved in the implementation.
Components of promotion are specialized, organizational and process consultation measures, e.g., to support harmonization processes within the scope of short-term measures carried out by international experts, as well as training measures, comparison measurements, seminars and exchange of experience for employees of national and regional QI institutions in all fields that are related to the topics of biodiversity and climate protection.
The funding volume of the project amounts to 2 000 000 euros from 2013 to 2017. The target group of the project are the governments of the partner countries as well as industry, trade and commerce, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and private households. The intermediaries are the national and regional QI institutions.
Regional Fund Quality Infrastructure for Biodiversity & Climate Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean
Source of finance
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Commission value
4 000 000 EUR
Implementing agency
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB),
National Metrology Institute, Germany
Duration
2014 – 2021
Contact
Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA)
César Parga, Phone: +1-202-370-5421
cparga(at)oas.org
Sistema Interamericano de Metrología (SIM)
Jose Dajes, Phone: +51 1 640 8820 Anexo 1501
jdajes(at)inacal.gob.pe
Comisión Panamericana de Normas Técnicas (COPANT)
Kory Eguino, Phone +591 2 2774517, keguino(at)copant.org
InterAmerican Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC)
Victor Gandy, Phone +52-77-7316-2564
secretariat(at)iaac.org.mx
PTB Project Coordinator
Angelika König, Phone: +49 531 592-8535
Angelika.Koenig(at)ptb.de
Fax: +49 531 592-8225
www.ptb.de/9.3
Study: Quality Infrastructure for Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean

Study: Quality Infrastructure for Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean

Templates and Terms of Reference
Project Profile
Subproject Profiles
- General Activities
- 1 - Chemistry in Grains (Quinoa)
- 1 - COPANT Standardization
- 1 - Vehicle Emissions
- 1 - UV-Radiation
- 1 - Eco-labeling
- 1 - Greenhouse Gases
- 2 - Biogas
- 2 - Water Quality Monitoring
- 2 - Guide Biodiverse Products
- 2 - Sustainable Forest
- 3 - Metrology for Meteorology
- 3 - Mercury
- 3 - Biodegradability
- 3 - Opacity
- 3 - GHG Accreditation
Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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Intercambio de los subcoordinadores | 04.–06.12.2017 | Bogotá, Colombia | PTB |
Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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Workshop and Third Meeting “Method Validation and Certification Results” | 23.–26.09.2018 | Quito, Ecuador | PTB, INEN |
Scientific Exchange Part III: Analytical Methodologies for the Characterization of CRM Quinoa | 26.–29.09.2016 | Bogotá, Colombia | INM, PTB |
Scientific Exchange Part II: Analytical Methodologies for the Characterization of CRM Quinoa | 11.–13.01.2016 | Santiago de Chile, Chile | ISP, PTB |
Scientific Exchange part I: Analytical methodologies for the characterization of CRM Quinoa | 09.–13.11.2015 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | INTI, PTB |
Workshop and first Meeting of the subproject “Exchanging information and proposal of a technical protocol of production of CRM in Quinoa | 29.06.–01.07.2015 | La Paz, Bolivia | IBMETRO, PTB |
Proposal and Flyer

Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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COPANT Workshop on ISO/TC 207 in Berlin | 04.06.2018 | Berlin | PTB, COPANT |
Workshop: Improvement of mirror regional committee of ISO/TC 228 - COPANT | 06.05.2018 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | PTB, COPANT, IRAM |
Internal Workshop and ISO TC 207 Conference | 11.–16.06.2017 | Halifax, Canada | PTB, COPANT, CSA |
Virtual Training | 19.–21.10.2016 | Virtual | PTB |
Proposal and Flyer

Proposal and Flyer

Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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Training in calibration of spectral irradiance lamps | 24.04.–16.05.2017 | Braunschweig | PTB |
Realization of the Spectral Irradiance Scale in the UV-Range | 07.–10.03.2016 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | PTB, INTI |
Proposal and Flyer

Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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WS Jamaica | 19.04.2018 | Jamaica | PTB |
Practical Assessment of the Environmental Labeling scheme for AB | 06.–10.11.2017 | Mexico City | PTB, ema |
Presentation TC 207 Halifax | 13.06.2017 | Halifax, Canada | PTB |
Desarrollo del esquema de acreditación para etiquetas ambientales y declaraciones | 30.01.–02.02.2017 | Costa Rica | ECA, PTB |
Workshop Training in Environmental Labeling, Lifecycle Assessment and Product Carbon Footprint | 16.–21.11.2015 | Bogotá, Colombia | ONAC, PTB |
Proposal and Flyer

Regular Reporting
Comunicación y Marketing
Esquemas Presentaciones
Normas y revisión crítica
Reportes y documentos relacionados
TipoI Presentaciones y docs
TipoIII Presentaciones y docs
Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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Training in Measurement Methods of gas Mixtures for GHG | 01.–05.10.2018 | Querétaro, México | PTB, CENAM |
Hands on Training for Capacity Building and Competency on GHG of Methane and Carbon Dioxide at Emission Levels at CENAM | 18.06.–21.09.2018 | Querétaro, México | PTB, CENAM |
Sharing of Experiences and Training in the Measurement of GHGs at inmissions levels between INMETRO and CENAM: Part II | 08.01.–08.04.2018 | Querétaro, México | CENAM, PTB |
Sharing of Experiences and Training in the Measurement of GHGs at inmissions levels between INMETRO and CENAM: Part I | 01.11.–01.12.2017 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | PTB, INMETRO |
Training on "Measurement Capabilities for measuring and producing GHG Gas Mixtures Standards” | 03.04.–30.06.2017 | Gettysburg, USA | PTB, NIST |
Demand Workshop of a Quality Infrastructure for Traceable Measurements of Greenhouse Gases to Support their Measurement, Report and Verification Strategies | 24.–26.02.2016 | México, D.F., México | PTB, CENAM |
Proposal and Flyer

Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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Advanced Training for INTI on biogas gas mixture CRM development and analysis at Inmetro | 01.07.–02.08.2019 | will be announced | INMETRO, INTI, PTB |
Training program for IBMETRO on biogas analysis with ISO 6974 | 10.–14.06.2019 | will be announced | CENAM, INMETRO, PTB |
Advanced Training for Inmetro and Cenam on biogas gas mixture analysis at VSL and a participation of GAWG/CCQM | 09.–17.04.2018 | Delf, Netherlands, Paris, France | PTB, BIPM, VSL |
Meeting for identification the common demand and infrastructure between the NMI participants for traceable measurements of BIOGAS compounds | 06.–08.02.2017 | Cochabamba, Bolivia | PTB, IBMETRO |
Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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Determination of Chlorophyll A in river water by spectrophotometry | 16.–20.07.2018 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | INTI, PTB |
Primary Coulometry Measurement System Training | 08.–19.01.2018 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | INMETRO, PTB |
Exchanging information and proposal of technical protocols for producing certified reference materials of Phosphorus and Chlorophyll A in water, as well as methods for the calibration of dissolved oxygen sensors | 05.–16.06.2017 | Montevideo, Uruguay | PTB, LATU |
Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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Second Regional Meeting | 06.–09.11.2018 | Lima, Peru | PTB, INACAL |
Primer Encuentro Regional | 23.–25.10.2017 | Lima, Peru | PTB, INACAL |
Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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Testificación | 19.–21.12.2017 | Santiago de Chile, Chile | PTB, CERTFOR |
Capacitación PEFC para auditores de cadena de custodia | 08.–27.07.2017 | Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico | SAE, ONAC, ema, PTB |
Accreditation Body Training & PTB Meeting | 18.–20.01.2017 | Geneva, Switzerland | PEFC, PTB |
PEFC Forest Certification Week 2016 | 14.–18.11.2016 | Bali, Indonesia | PEFC |
Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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International training in wind speed measurements and anemometers calibrations. | 13.–16.11.2018 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | PTB, SMN, INTI |
Kick-Off in Panama | 11.–15.06.2018 | Panama City, Panama | PTB, INTI, CENAMEP AIP |
Preliminary Workshop "Metrology for Meteorology and Climatology" | 28.–31.03.2017 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | INTI, PTB |
Proposal and Flyer

Regurlar Reporting
Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
---|---|---|---|
Workshop "Entrenamiento en las técnicas clásicas de medición de elementos de pescado" | 27.–30.11.2018 | Querétaro, México | PTB, INM, INMETRO, INACAL, CENAM |
Proposal and Flyer

Regular Reporting
Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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Second regional meeting, follow-up workshop on the implementation of biodegradability methodologies & estimation of uncertainty and opening meeting of profiency testing. | 11.–15.03.2019 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | INTI, PTB |
Kick-off in Costa Rica | 06.–12.06.2018 | San José, Costa Rica | PTB, LACOMET, Cequiatec |
Proposal and Flyer

Regular Reporting
Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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Taller de arranque | 01.–02.03.2018 | Lima, Peru | PTB, INACAL |
Proposal and Flyer

Regular Reporting
Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
---|---|---|---|
Taller de capacitación en las normas ISO 14065, ISO 14064-3, ISO 14066, ISO 14064-1 | 12.–17.03.2018 | Lima, Peru | PTB, INACAL |
Proposal and Flyer

Additional financial support
"Additional Information (10/2019): These financing option is no longer available. It might be re-activated in 2020."
In the framework of the regional project “Regional Fund Quality Infrastructure for Biodiversity and Climate Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean", financial support for short term activities related to quality infrastructure for climate change or biodiversity is offered.
Please refer to the attached application form for more information on eligible activities, target group and selection process.
To apply for funds, please fill out and sign the application form (in English OR Spanish and send it minimum 8 weeks before the activity to Angelika König (angelika.koenig@ptb.de) AND the following members of the Project Steering Committee (PSC):
o For metrology: Jose Dajes (jdajes@inacal.gob.pe),
o For accreditation/certification/verification: secretary of IAAC (secretariat@iaac.org.mx),
o For standardization: secretary of COPANT (copant@copant.org)
Título | Fecha | Lugar | Organizadores |
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Third Call for Subproject Proposals | 13.02.–30.04.2017 | Virtual | PTB |
Second call for Proposals for the project Regional Fund Quality Infrastructure for Biodiversity and Climate Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean. | 07.09.2015–30.01.2016 | Virtual | PTB |
Third Call for Subproject Proposals
Date: 13.02.-30.04.2017
Place: Virtual, International
Organizers: PTB
Second Call for Proposals for the project Regional Fund Quality Infrastructure for Biodiversity and Climate Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Date: 07.09.2015-31.01.2016
Place: Virtual, International
Organizers: PTB