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This episode of the looks at the illegal wildlife trade with David Vivas, a United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (legal officer working on trade and environmental issues.

Every year, huge numbers of animals and plants are bought and sold illicitly as food, medicine, clothing, furniture and even musical instruments.

Wildlife is big business. The illegal trade is estimated to be worth at least $7 billion but it could be much larger.

Trafficking is driving some species – especially rhinos, elephants, tigers, lions and pangolins – towards extinction. Many others are at risk.

Image credit: UNCTAD

Nowadays, everybody should be IP aware regardless of gender, in support of ’s theme “” Inglot cosmetics highlights.

In Cuba, the packaging industry is probably the weakest point in the country’s food-processing sector - works to strengthen and modernize this vital part of the country’s agro-industry.

As natural vehicles of collaborative partnership and prosperity for all, cooperatives contribute to economic, social, and environmental sustainability across regions and economic sectors. It is inherent among them to safeguard community relations, enhance local resources, advocate social responsibility, and adopt sustainable and long-term business practices. On 1 July, the cooperative movement celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives to show how the cooperative way of working, inspired by the cooperative values and principles, has the accomplishment of the SDGs as part of its DNA.

Following two consecutive quarters of decline, global trade in goods and services rebounded between January and March 2023. But prospects for the rest of the year are bleak, according to .

Micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) account for 90% of businesses, 60 to 70% of employment and 50% of GDP worldwide. Recent simultaneous shocks and crises have disturbed the working environment for entrepreneurs and MSMEs. This instability renders MSMEs especially vulnerable to inflation and supply chain disruptions - among the most vulnerable, women- and youth-owned enterprises. On this MSMEs Day, the United Nations advocates for policies that strengthen entrepreneurship for women and youth and support resilient supply chains to ensure workers and the environment benefit.

Angola boasts a vast coastline, ample labour in the fisheries sector and good trading relations with major fish importers in Europe and Asia. With the fish traded globally expected to rise from 187 million tons in 2018 to 250 million tons by 2030, Angola stands to benefit from this opportunity. Angola can create more jobs, trade opportunities, boost food security, improve livelihoods and reduce poverty by tapping more into the blue economy – the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth. is supporting Angola to build a sustainable, resilient and inclusive blue economy.

The extension of the Initiative is confirmed for another 60 days. The Initiative along with an managed agreement has moved food products and fertilizers helping to bring down food prices.

To improve road safety and increase access to markets, provided project management and technical assistance for the rehabilitation of more than 300 kilometres of roads in Niger.

A new analyses the world’s ocean economy – worth an estimated $3-6 trillion – and assesses how human activity and multiple global crises have significantly affected different sectors.

There is ample evidence that investing in women is the most effective way to lift communities, companies, and even countries. Nevertheless, there is still a significant gender imbalance in maritime. The celebrates women in the industry and is intended to promote the recruitment, retention and sustained employment of women in the maritime sector, while raising the profile of women in maritime. Through its , makes the concerted effort to help the male-dominated maritime sector move towards gender equality. Watch a .

will host the to identify trade policies to help countries grow their economies while tackling challenges and accelerating progress towards achieving the SDGs.

- in its latest  - warns that developing countries are facing years of difficulty as the global economy slows down amid heightened financial turbulence. Annual growth across large parts of the global economy will fall below pre-pandemic levels and well below the decade of strong growth before the global financial crisis. Developing countries are facing a projected foregone income of $800 billion and battling unprecedented levels of debt distress. Global growth in 2023 is expected to drop to 2.1%, compared to the 2.2% projected in September 2022.

For 15 years, Mavilde de Assunção Alves has struggled to maintain her hives, which have dwindled from 15 to 8. After attending a  , she’s more confident about the future.

World trade hit a record $32 trillion in 2022, but growth turned negative in the last half of the year. Environmentally friendly products defied the trend.