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Too large to be missed: how fleet size and harmful subsidies undermine fish stocks sustainability
… fisheries. Figure 1: Global trends in the state of the world’s marine fish stocks, 1974–2017 Source: FAO (2020). The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) 2020 The high seas … its size . However, these efforts may be partly offset by investment in overcapacity. Under the current situation Asian …
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Decarbonizing the maritime sector: Mobilizing coordinated action in the industry using an ecosystems approach
… greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This is more than the world's 5 th GHG emitting country. However, given the … urgently needed to redress today’s increasingly fragmented world. This requires incentives to engage the major … needs a shared and transparent measurement system to report milestone achievements. Real-time feedback and data …
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New UN/CEFACT Track and Trace Publication Supports UN Sustainable Development Goals
… standards requires less time, resources, effort and investment to achieve more business benefits more quickly … Logistics and International Trade. Jaco Voorspuij is a world-class supply chain and transport & logistics expert …
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The role of the National Trade Facilitation Committees in the global economic recovery following COVID-19
… responding to the COVID-19 crisis, UNCTAD published a report on “ Adapting the use of ASYCUDA World to the COVID-19 Situation: Guidelines to Customs …
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Bilateral Maritime Connectivity since 2006: a primer using new Liner Shipping Bilateral Connectivity Index (LSBCI) calculations
… is at the core of trade transport as 90% of the world’s trade is carried by sea. UNCTAD has played a major … B, Utoktham, C., 2013. Trade costs in the developing world: 1995 - 2010 (English). Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 6309. Washington, DC: World Bank. [ii] See Fugazza, M. and, Hoffmann J. 2017, Liner …