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Biodiversity is the natural capital base for a sustainable economy. The conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use and trade of biodiversity-derived products and services can provide countries valuable opportunities for economic development and improvement of livelihoods.

BioTrade is when a product or service sourced from biodiversity is commercialized and traded in a way that respects people and nature.

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South-South Cooperation at the time of COVID-19: Building solidarity among developing countries

Trade and Development Report 2020 Update (May 2020)

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UNCTAD/GDS/INF/2020/4

29 May 2020

English

From the Great Lockdown to the Great Meltdown: Developing Country Debt in the Time of Covid-19

Trade and Development Report 2020 Update (April 2020)

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UNCTAD/GDS/INF/2020/3

23 Apr 2020

English

The Covid-19 Shock to Developing Countries: Towards a “whatever it takes” programme for the two-thirds of the world’s population being left behind

Trade and Development Report 2020 Update (March 2020)

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UNCTAD/GDS/INF/2020/2

30 Mar 2020

English

The coronavirus shock: a story of another global crisis foretold and what policymakers should be doing about it

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UNCTAD/GDS/INF/2020/1

9 Mar 2020

English

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