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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.

By Teresa Moreira, Head of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD

A new call to action urges countries to make BioTrade a lever for recovery and resilience in the wake of the pandemic.

Stakeholders gather to share experiences and exchange information to advance the welfare of consumers in open markets.

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.

The pandemic has accelerated the shift towards a more digital world and triggered changes in online shopping behaviours that are likely to have lasting effects

Written by
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director of International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD

Major gaps in cyberlaw adoption leave consumers vulnerable during the coronavirus crisis as they access goods and services online.

Written by Robert Hamwey, UNCTAD Economic Affairs Officer

Written by
Pamela Coke Hamilton, Director of the Division on International Trade and Commodities and Janvier Nkurunziza, Commodity Research and Analysis Section