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Non-tariff measures course helps experts tackle trade challenges

Non-tariff measures course helps experts tackle trade challenges

25 Jan 2021
Participants are using the new information and knowledge gained to improve their research on trade barriers and help governments devise better policies.
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.
Too large to be missed: how fleet size and harmful subsidies undermine fish stocks sustainability

Too large to be missed: how fleet size and harmful subsidies undermine fish stocks sustainability

7 Dec 2020
Written by David Vivas-Eugui and Claudia Contreras, Article No. 68 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°88 - Fourth Quarter 2020]
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.
Nations to meet in Barbados to chart new path for post-coronavirus economic recovery

Nations to meet in Barbados to chart new path for post-coronavirus economic recovery

5 Aug 2020
UNCTAD15, the UN trade and development body's fifteenth quadrennial conference, will take place under the theme “From inequality and vulnerability to prosperity for all” as the world seeks solutions for a global new normal.
Trade officials equipped to manage non-tariff measures amid COVID-19

Trade officials equipped to manage non-tariff measures amid COVID-19

20 Jul 2020
Over 150 officials complete an UNCTAD online course delivered as part of efforts to help developing countries tackle the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Programme

The Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Programme

14 May 2020
Written by Lisa Emberson, Stockholm Environment Institute Affiliated Researcher
Export restrictions: Fighting COVID-19 with hands tied

Export restrictions: Fighting COVID-19 with hands tied

28 Apr 2020
Wtitten by Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, and Ralf Peters Chief, Trade Information Section, Division on International Trade and Commodities
Environmental impacts of coronavirus crisis, challenges ahead

Environmental impacts of coronavirus crisis, challenges ahead

20 Apr 2020
Written by Robert Hamwey, UNCTAD Economic Affairs Officer