The Trade, Development, and Environment Hub (Trade Hub) project in collaboration with the Public Policy Group of ESALQ/USP in Brazil, has released a policy brief addressing the perspectives for a more sustainable cattle ranching sector in Brazil. This study is the result of extensive research and analysis conducted throughout 2022, aiming to understand the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of cattle farming in the country and its implications for adoption of technology, sustainable and inclusive rural development.
Aimee Seager, former Associate Programme Officer at UNEP-WCMC explores TRADE Hub research that was influential in framing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
Reversing the current trends of biodiversity loss is paramount for meeting the goals of the recently agreed … Read More
On International Indigenous People’s Day, we are reminded of the vital connection between international trade and Indigenous Peoples. For centuries, Indigenous Peoples have been deeply connected to their ancestral lands, which are home to natural resources valuable to
A new documentary created by the Trade, Development and Environment Hub (TRADE Hub), led by UNEP-WCMC, gives perspectives from Cameroonian farmers about the increasing global demand for sustainably produced agricultural commodities, as Western governments look … Read More
Researchers from the TRADE Hub have spent over two years exploring the various policies and instruments that have potential to increase the level of sustainability of the soybean supply chain in Brazil: home to the world’s greatest production and export … Read More
The TRADE Hub hosted a two-day meeting, on 20th and 21st April, to discuss sustainability in commodity supply chains. With idea exchange and collaboration between a broad range of relevant stakeholders, from researchers to representatives of private sector … Read More
There is a growing demand for the corporate and financial sectors to address their relationship with nature. Recent years have seen improved understanding of the economic value at risk from the loss of biodiversity and ecosystems services, which has led … Read More
What is the responsibility of supply chain actors in addressing production level impacts?
As attention grows on the negative impacts of unsustainable production (See Discussion Paper 1), responsibility is placed on all supply chains actors – producers, traders, retailers, … Read More
On 15 December 2021, in a historic first, members the World Trade Organization (WTO) launched three high-level ministerial statements recognizing the nexus of international trade and trade policy and the environment. The ministerial statements call for the global trade body … Read More
A woman holding coffee beans in her palms. We have teams working on coffee in Tanzania and Indonesia.
Gender inequality is unsustainable. Women make up a greater number of people living in poverty, with those in poverty disproportionately and negatively … Read More
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