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Between 1998 and 2018, the global trading network was more extensive among pairs of countries with greater wealth disparities, according to a report published in Science Advances.
Indonesia, Jamaica, and Honduras were the top exporters of wildlife goods, while the United States was the top importer, followed by France and Italy.
Reducing Demands for Vulnerable Species
Cites (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) regulates cross-border trade in wild plants and animals, with the aim of reducing demand for vulnerable biodiversity and encouraging populations to recover.
International Collaboration
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The stark disparity in vaccine rates between rich and poor countries serves as an example for how the planet reacts to another global challenge: averting climate change's worst consequences.
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Harriet Lamb of the climate solutions charity, Ashden, says people have been talking about climate injustice for decades, but young activists are giving it new momentum. It has undoubtedly changed the agenda, she says.
For her, climate justice is about making sure we address historic injustices over emissions, including the carbon footprint of the wealthy, whose lifestyles have contributed most to global warming.
Around the same time, climate change disproportionately affects people who have contributed the least to greenhouse emissions and who have the fewest opportunities to address it because they are poor.
The world s most glaring inequality can be seen in the world s poorest nations, where residents who leave just a small carbon footprint are on the front lines of global chaos, from flooding to destroyed crops. However, there are warnings about carbon disparity even in affluent countries like the United Kingdom.