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Sustainability Standards which Work for All: How Trade Policy Can Protect Forests and Livelihoods

Author(s) Christian Winkler, PhD Candidate, Geneva Graduate Institute (Switzerland); Arianna Bondi, PhD Student, McGill University (Canada).

A Call for Granular Supply Network Data for Navigating the Climate Transition

Author(s) Mathilde Bossut, Doctoral researcher, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (Germany); Christian Diem, Senior Scientist, PostDoc, Complexity Science Hub (Austria); Johannes Stangl, Doctoral researcher, Complexity Science Hub (Austria); Anton Pichler, Postdoctoral Researcher, Vienna University of Economics and Business (Austria); Stefan Thurner, President, Complexity Science Hub (Austria); Ulf Moslener, Professor, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (Germany); Catherine Marchewitz, Senior Researcher, DIW Berlin (Germany); Karsten Neuhoff, Professor, TU Berlin, and Head of Department Climate Policy, DIW Berlin (Germany); David N. Bresch, Professor, ETH Chair of Weather and Climate Risks (Switzerland).

An Inclusive Agenda for Small Island Developing States at the G20

Author(s) Jan Yves Remy, Director, Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law. Policy, and Services of the University of the West Indies' Cave Hill Campus (Barbados); Adiella Lewis, Research Assistant, Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy, and Services of the University of the West Indies' Cave Hill Campus (Barbados); Rueanna Haynes, Director, Climate Analytics Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago).

From Crisis to Solutions: Impact Investing in Climate and Food Security

Author(s) Celestina Brenes Porras, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (International Organization); Abigail Napsuciale Heredia, Atta Impact Capital (United States); Mildred G. Jiménez Rodriguez, Deep Science Ventures (United Kingdom); Sianny Chavarria Zamora, Alumni Kirchner Fellowship (United States).

End Illicit Wildlife Trafficking

Author(s) Brittaney Warren, Director of Sustainability Governance, G20 Research Group (Canada); Denisse Rudich, Founder, Rudich Advisory (United Kingdom); Niyathi Singh, G20 Consultant, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (India).

Environmental Impact Assessments of Trade Agreements Towards a Systematic and Comprehensive Application

Author(s) Linh Thi Thuy Bui, PhD researcher, Viet Nam Center for Economic and Strategic Studies (Vietnam); UN University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (Belgium); Ruben Dewitte, Post-doctoral researcher, Ghent University (Belgium); Simon Happersberger, Post-doctoral researcher, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium); UN University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (Belgium); Nidhi Nagabhatla, Senior research fellow, UN University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (Belgium); McMaster University (Canada); Glenn Rayp, Professor of International Economics, Ghent University (Belgium); UN University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (Belgium).

Sustainable Commodities for Climate, Nature and People: Learning from the Past, Investing in the Future

Author(s) Ana Saggioro Garcia, Associate Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); Researcher, BRICS Policy Center (Brazil); Claudia de Andrade Melim-McLeod, Visiting Fellow, University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom); Director, Future Horizons Institute, (Norway); Consuelo Fernández-Salvador, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Anthropology, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador); Cynthia Sanborn, Professor, Department of Social and Political Science and Director, Center for China and Asia Pacific Studies Universidad del Pacifico (Peru); Knut Lakså, Head of Programs, Future Horizons Institute (Norway); Paul Amar, Professor, Global Studies Department, and Director, Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara (United States); Peng Ren, Program Director, Overseas Investment, Trade and the Environment, Global Environmental Institute (China).

From Food Security vs Food Safety to Sustainable Food Systems in International Trade Law and Governance

Author(s) Markus Wagner, Professor of Law, University of Wollongong (Australia); Vishakha Srivastava, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (India); Ashutosh Kashyap, Research Fellow, Centre for Trade and Investment Law, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (India).

Climate Change and Agrifood Production: A Problem to Be Tackled by Developed and Developing Countries

Author(s) Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Researcher, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Brazil); Professor, PUC RIO (Brazil); Flavio Lyrio Carneiro, Researcher, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Brazil); Steven Helfand, Professor, University of California, Riverside (United States); Michelle Márcia Martins, Research fellow, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Brazil); Scarlett Queen Bispo, Research fellow, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Brazil); Alicia Cechin, Research fellow, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Brazil); Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Research fellow, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Brazil); Elena Bonilla, Professor, Universidad Ecotec (Ecuador). Francisco Luna, Researcher, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Brazil).

Advancing Fair and Sustainable Trade: Strategies for G20 Action in the Wake of Environmental Regulations

Author(s) Maria Victoria Arias Mahiques, Senior Researcher. Fundar (Argentina); Marcello De Maria, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Trade Hub (United Kingdom); Leonardo Park, Researcher, Fundar (Argentina); Ángeles Sancisi, Analyst. Fundar (Argentina); Sabine Papendieck, Partner/Lead Consultant, ESTRATECO (Argentina); Valeria Piñeiro, Regional Representative Latin America and the Caribbean, IFPRI (United States); Susan Cesar de Oliveira, Professor, University of Brasilia - UnB (Brazil); Nelson Illescas, Director, Fundación INAI (Argentina); Louise Nagakawa, Project Office Coordinator, Imaflora (Brazil); Thiago Uehara, Head of Policy, UNEP-WCMC (United Kingdom).

Sustainability, Food Security and the Role of Trade

Author(s) Marcelo Regúnaga, GPS - Group of Producing Countries of the Southern Cone (Argentina); Nelson Illescas, GPS - Group of Producing Countries of the Southern Cone (Argentina); Fernanda Kesrouani Lemos, Associated Researcher, INSPER (Brazil).

Investment Facilitation for Sustainable Development

Author(s) Amelia U. Santos-Paulino, Chief, Investment Issues and Analysis Section, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UN Trade and Development (Global); Zoryana Olekseyuk, Project Lead & Researcher, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (Germany); Ugo Panizza, Professor, International Economics Pictet Chair in Finance and Development, Geneva Graduate Institute; Director, International Centre for Monetary and Banking Studies; Deputy Director, Centre for Finance and Development; Faculty Associate, Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy (Switzerland); Jennifer P. Poole, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Governance, and Economics, School of International Service; Affiliated Faculty, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies; American University (USA); Claudia Trentini, Economic Affairs Officer, Investment Issues and Analysis Section, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UN Trade and Development (Global); Christian Volpe Martincus, Principal Economic Advisor and Head of Research, Integration and Trade Sector, Inter-American Development Bank (Regional).