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A new UNCTAD database provides insight into the ocean economy’s sectors, main players and export opportunities for developing countries as they try to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD

Countries aim to protect the iconic queen conch, build a sustainable ocean economy and provide tangible benefits to people working in the region’s seafood value chains.

UN Oceans Forum identifies ways to sustainably change course for the benefit of marine resources and the people who depend on them.

The ocean is a source of opportunities to sustain livelihoods, trade and mitigate climate change. But the health of the ocean is deteriotrating and the economies it supports are under threat.

By David Vivas-Eugui, UNCTAD, Victoria Chomo and Marcio Castro de Souza, FAO

UNCTAD’s Empretec entrepreneurship programme has helped him formalize and grow his businesses, contributing to sustainable development in the country’s northern provinces.

By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD

The collective mark will help consumers select fishery and seafood products produced with sustainable and responsible practices that foster community development.

Facilitating market access, finance and technology transfer of ocean-based goods and services will help countries recover faster from the COVID-19 pandemic.