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UNCTAD updates principles to promote biodiversity-friendly trade

UNCTAD updates principles to promote biodiversity-friendly trade

18 Jan 2021
Guidelines to help governments, companies and consumers benefit from sustainable trade in precious plants and animals now include elements such as climate resilience and marine biodiversity.
How biodiversity-friendly trade can support COVID-19 recovery

How biodiversity-friendly trade can support COVID-19 recovery

19 Oct 2020

A new call to action urges countries to make BioTrade a lever for recovery and resilience in the wake of the pandemic.
Blue BioTrade project set to improve fortunes in the eastern Caribbean

Blue BioTrade project set to improve fortunes in the eastern Caribbean

13 Oct 2020

The project is a point of convergence for conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, and a driver for a blue and green recovery from COVID-19.
Developing countries pay environmental cost of electric car batteries

Developing countries pay environmental cost of electric car batteries

22 Jul 2020

Growth in electric car sales is great news for the fight against climate change, but the mining of the minerals used in their batteries poses serious risks for the environment.
Digital cooperation to accelerate the digitization towards the SDGs

Digital cooperation to accelerate the digitization towards the SDGs

2 Jul 2020
Written by
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN-ECLAC
Innovation, technology and data boost our power to help the most vulnerable

Innovation, technology and data boost our power to help the most vulnerable

29 Jun 2020

Written by
David Beasley, World Food Programme Executive Director

 
Demand for raw materials for electric car batteries set to rise further

Demand for raw materials for electric car batteries set to rise further

25 Jun 2020

Surging need is driven by boom in electric cars, with 23 million passenger vehicles expected to be produced by 2030, says a new UNCTAD report.
UN to explore role of science and technology policies in COVID-19 recovery

UN to explore role of science and technology policies in COVID-19 recovery

9 Jun 2020
International collaboration in science, technology and innovation are pegged to drive sustainable development, but policy needs to ensure this is so.
Commodity exports to China could fall by $33.1 billion in 2020, study finds

Commodity exports to China could fall by $33.1 billion in 2020, study finds

28 May 2020

UNCTAD research shows that total commodity exports to China could fall dramatically as a result of the coronavirus crisis, but there may be a silver lining for some products.
How science, technology and innovation can help build resilience to multiple shocks

How science, technology and innovation can help build resilience to multiple shocks

20 May 2020

Written by
Shamika N. Sirimanne, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, and Clovis Freire, Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD