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Coastal developing countries bank on a sustainable ocean economy post COVID-19

Coastal developing countries bank on a sustainable ocean economy post COVID-19

Barbados, Belize and Costa Rica are looking beyond the pandemic and climate shocks by developing and implementing national trade strategies strongly linked to resilience, conservation and the sustainable use of their marine resources.

How cooperation on trade can help tackle plastic pollution

How cooperation on trade can help tackle plastic pollution

With about 75% of all the plastic ever produced becoming waste, countries are exploring how to use trade and development policies and negotiations in the fight against plastic pollution.

Belize develops plan to sustainably manage dozens of finfish species

Belize develops plan to sustainably manage dozens of finfish species

The science-based innovative plan uses a multispecies approach to make coastal fishing in the Caribbean nation sustainable and expand livelihood opportunities.

For women in e-commerce, ‘entrepreneurship means freedom’

For women in e-commerce, ‘entrepreneurship means freedom’

Entrepreneurship can mean more freedom for women according to the first Latin-American advocate of eTrade for All, an initiative developed by UNCTAD to expand and promote the digital economy, especially in low and middle-income countries.