Sustainability and trade are not optional – Chantal Line Carpentier [KmV9ysPDsg7]
The ocean economy holds huge potential — from food security and jobs to clean trade and innovation. Last year, ocean trade topped $2 trillion — accounting for 7% of global trade. But that potential is slipping away. Rising temperatures, plastic pollution, and biodiversity loss are damaging the ecosystems we rely on. “Sustainability and trade are not optional. It’s the only way forward. This is our chance to get it right,” says Chantal Line Carpentier, head of the trade, environment, climate change and sustainable development branch at UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Explore UNCTAD’s full report — and see the actions we are calling for. ▶️ #UNOC3 #SaveOurOcean