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"Small island nations say to the world that we cannot abide more than 1.5 degrees change. But the world is happy to discuss 2 degrees, as if we are dispensable because we are invisible.” Barbados' prime minister
@miaamormottley during her UNCTAD#PrebischLecture.pic.twitter.com/RToZoRaDcuThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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By increasing the cost to connect and contributing to the
#DigitalDivide, social media taxes end up being counterproductive for governments.@UNCTAD#DigitalEconomyReport cites insight from@Ellasarpong on this worrying trend. Read the report https://unctad.org/en/pages/PublicationWebflyer.aspx …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Data can be a powerful force, but it needs to be ANALYZED to mean something. Data intelligence creates meaning from raw information. THIS is how value is created. We look at value creation and capture - and its impacts - in our
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World leaders gathering at the
@UN later this month must show that they are serious about achieving the 17#SDGs. Otherwise, no one should be surprised that people ignore such meetings and turn their attention elsewhere, says@Jayati1609 of@JNU_INhttp://bit.ly/2UQN1CEThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Business has a big role to play in
#biodiversity protection. "We will not be in business if we do not look after biodiversity and sustainability," says@SymriseAG's Hamish Taylor at our#UNTradeForum.#5BTCongresspic.twitter.com/5waatcpRiEThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Simple labeling is VERY popular among Generation Z, dubbed the “ethical generation”, says
@Consumers_Int. Tech & pro-#biodiversity gamification also helps. Eg.@Alipay's#AntForest lets users build a virtual tree – once it becomes full size a real tree is planted.#UNTradeForumpic.twitter.com/Q4p4M7s2xSShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Labels work!
#DYK the two most recognized eco-labels in the world are: Marine Stewardship Council Rainforest Alliance@Consumers_Int says these certifications can really engage consumers, helping them become powerful actors in protecting#biodiversity.#UNTradeForumpic.twitter.com/9fCTQ8qwsTThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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#biodiversity literacy is required,@Consumers_Int's Naomi Scott-Mearns tells our#5BTCongress. "There's a disconnect between consumers understanding what biodiversity is & then understanding how their purchasing patterns affect biodiversity but labels help."#UNTradeForumpic.twitter.com/KuwH7udTT5Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
#BioTrade products are becoming more popular as people look to their health benefits. Celebrity also helps, says ProFound's Geertje Otten citing@ladygaga's all-vegan, cruelty-free make-up line#HAUSLABORATORIES. No-one knew it, now everyone does. This = change.#UNTradeForumpic.twitter.com/yeignUa0kTThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
From year to year consumers are more aware of the issue of
#biodiversity. "But what does this mean for companies and what does this mean for trade?” - Rik Kutsch Lojenga, from@EthicalBioTrade, asks our 5th BioTrade Congress, part of our first#UNTradeForum.#5BTCongresspic.twitter.com/7YohEAKVAjThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
A word from the
#5BTCongress at our#UNTradeForum and a big funder in the sector, French Facility for Global Environment. "When biodiversity is well managed for + by communities, it can be a factor for sustainable development, & preserving the planet," says@FFEM_Fr's@BouzigesSpic.twitter.com/65yEUn9pzrThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Our new
#DigitalEconomyReport outlines the enormous potential gains and possible development costs as more of the world moves, connects and buys online Read more: http://bit.ly/2kvobdT Download: http://bit.ly/2019DER pic.twitter.com/NQkrcssB5WShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
#DigitalEconomyReport =value “We need to respond to the desire of people in developing countries to take part in the new#digital world, not just as users/ consumers, but also as producers, exporters & innovators,"@UN trade chief@UNCTADKituyi says. http://bit.ly/2019DER pic.twitter.com/bjWb9j6c2WShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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#Nature is the forgotten solution to#ClimateChange!#NatureBasedSolutions need to be at the heart of all our efforts to achieve the#2030Agenda for Sustainable Development! It is time to#ActNow! More info about the@UN#ClimateAction Summit: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange …#SDGspic.twitter.com/fi5Y62EhuAThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Can we collectively discuss a new mindset? Where we think about trade as an opportunity in biodiversity, asks
@CITES’ Juan Carlos Vasquez at our#UNTradeForum. He says we need a new: narrative science for sustainability platform for collaboration technology#5BTCongresspic.twitter.com/ZdGjMbxmNKShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
"Halting
#ClimateChange cannot happen without conserving and sustainably using#Biodiversity." UNCTAD trade director Pamela@CokeHamilton at the 5th#BioTrade Congress convening during the#UNTradeForum.pic.twitter.com/5ZaP3fXePeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Nature vs. trade?
@CITES' Juan Carlos Vasquez says we have a swinging pendulum. "One the one side is illegal trade, people who 'just go', not obeying the rules. On the other, those completely against trade. "LEGAL trade's in the middle. We need a trade balance."#UNTradeForumpic.twitter.com/GuDeyOBr0CShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
"Nature is being degraded at a scale never experienced before in the history of humanity,"
@Anamariamojita of@IPBES tells our#UNTradeForum. "1 million animal & plant species are threatened with extinction. We are losing our food security. Human well-being is in danger."pic.twitter.com/lcKrW0aAYmShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Humans cannot survive without trade. Yet there is a tension between trade and biodiversity, says
@CITES' Juan Carlos Vasquez at our#UNTradeForum. "CITES protects 36,000 species, 90% of which can be traded IF we do it legally and sustainably. But it is challenging and complex."pic.twitter.com/xMD81XvwhzThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
#Biodiversity loss is real. And it hurts us, not just the planet,@IPBES Chair@Anamariamojita tells our#BioTrade Congress. We must be sincere with ourselves and remember that we're just another species, she says.pic.twitter.com/TaNB3o8uE2Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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#UNTradeForum 5th#BioTrade Congress links trade biodiversity. "Trade + biodiversity are not mutually exclusive but can be mutually reinforcing if done properly," says our trade director@CokeHamilton. "We have to have a balanced narrative informed by science & reason."pic.twitter.com/1XQ4TNFcpBThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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