BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6adbf34ca142d DTSTART:20260225T123000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260225T140000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:Seminar: How Statistics Can Help Us Understand Global Environmental Challenges CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This event is co-organized with the One Health Student Society as part of its annual lecture series exploring interdisciplinary approache s to global health and sustainability.The session will open with a present ation by Ms. Nour Barnat\, providing an overview of recent global trade in sights and UNCTAD’s data work. Building on her previous talk at the ISOH A Conference\, she will illustrate how statistics and data-driven analysis can help us understand complex environmental and societal challenges — particularly those at the One Health interface\, where human\, animal\, an d environmental health intersect.This will be followed by a presentation b y Ms. Petra Kynclova\, who will introduce UNCTAD’s plastic and non-plast ic substitute databases\, explaining how these tools and classifications i nform policymaking — notably in the context of the INC-5 process address ing plastic pollution.Next\, Mr. Ludovic Arnaud will present UNCTAD’s bi odiversity and ocean economy databases\, highlighting their contribution t o global frameworks such as the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Fra mework and their policy relevance for the 5th UN Ocean Forum and 3rd UN Oc ean Conference (2025).The session will conclude with a global Q&\;A and closing remarks\, providing an opportunity for open discussion and reflec tions on how data and statistics can bridge scientific knowledge and polic y action on critical sustainability issues such as plastic pollution\, cli mate change\, and ocean health.ObjectivesTo demonstrate how statistics can inform and inspire action on planetary health challenges.To explore envir onmental\, economic\, and marine indicators that reveal the interconnectio ns between human activity and ecosystem well-being.To highlight the import ance of interdisciplinary collaboration between statistical\, environmenta l\, and health sciences.To encourage data-driven awareness among students and professionals from veterinary\, medical\, biological\, and creative ba ckgrounds.AudienceThe event will bring together participants from veterina ry medicine\, public health\, environmental sciences\, economics\, and dat a analytics\, as well as students and academics interested in the role of statistics in sustainability.Expected OutcomeParticipants will gain a clea rer understanding of how data and statistics contribute to addressing glob al environmental and health challenges within the One Health framework.The session aims to foster dialogue across disciplines and strengthen the lin k between evidence-based research and policy for sustainable development.  <\;p>\;This event is co-organized with the One Health Student Societ y as part of its annual lecture series exploring interdisciplinary approac hes to global health and sustainability.<\;br>\;The session will open with a presentation by Ms. Nour Barnat\, providing an overview of recent g lobal trade insights and UNCTAD’s data work. Building on her previous ta lk at the ISOHA Conference\, she will illustrate how statistics and data-d riven analysis can help us understand complex environmental and societal c hallenges — particularly those at the One Health interface\, where human \, animal\, and environmental health intersect.<\;br>\;This will be fo llowed by a presentation by Ms. Petra Kynclova\, who will introduce UNCTAD ’s plastic and non-plastic substitute databases\, explaining how these t ools and classifications inform policymaking — notably in the context of the INC-5 process addressing plastic pollution.<\;br>\;Next\, Mr. Lud ovic Arnaud will present UNCTAD’s biodiversity and ocean economy databas es\, highlighting their contribution to global frameworks such as the Kunm ing–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and their policy relevance fo r the 5th UN Ocean Forum and 3rd UN Ocean Conference (2025).<\;br>\;Th e session will conclude with a global Q&\;amp\;A and closing remarks\, providing an opportunity for open discussion and reflections on how data a nd statistics can bridge scientific knowledge and policy action on critica l sustainability issues such as plastic pollution\, climate change\, and o cean health.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Objectives<\;/strong& gt\;<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li data-list-item-id="\;e51096bc43425 4715023710752586cc0e\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/mee ting/seminar-how-statistics-can-help-us-understand-global-environmental-ch allenges DTSTAMP:20261023T235244Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR