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Fostering inclusive international cooperation on nature-positive trade and trade policies relevant to biodiversity and sustainability in agriculture, food systems, and use of natural resources.

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Synergies

Welcome to Synergies, the TESS online platform dedicated to promoting inclusive policy dialogue at the intersection of trade, environment, and sustainable development.
 

Expert View

Regulating Food and Agricultural Trade: Time for a Radical New Approach

The Agreement on Agriculture Re-Imagined initiative proposes a new set of rules to govern food and agricultural trade.

Caroline Dommen 15 December 2025
Publication - Compilation

Addressing the Climate Crisis and Supporting Climate-Resilient Development: Where Can the Trading System Contribute?

Compilation of expert views published in Synergies on a proactive, forward-looking, and inclusive trade-climate agenda.

Compilation of Expert Views 11 December 2025
Expert View

Opportunities for Trade Policy and Cooperation to Shift Course on Climate Change and Nature Loss

Trade policy and cooperation are major levers to make adequate progress on nature and climate.

Daudi Sumba 08 December 2025
Dialogue

Positive Psychology and Ecology

Lisa Garnier presented her latest work on the intersection of positive psychology and biodiversity conservation.

01 December 2025
Dialogue

Fostering International Cooperation on Trade, Sustainable Agriculture, and Deforestation: The Importance of Smallholder Inclusion in Sustainable Agri-Food Chains

COP30 event co-hosted by TESS and the FACT Dialogue.

15 November 2025
Expert View

Trading Africa’s Green Minerals at a Crossroads: A Call for Regional Coordination

There is an opportunity to recalibrate Africa's role in global trade, climate action, and green industrialization.

Marit Y. Kitaw & Yasmin Ismail 30 October 2025
Expert View

Climate and Agriculture: Looking Beyond Agricultural Subsidy Reform

Non-subsidy trade-related incentives can help maintain momentum towards more resilient and low-emission food systems.

Anthony Cox 16 October 2025
Expert View

What the WTO’s Deal to Curb Fisheries Subsidies Means and What it Could Achieve

The entry into force of agreement provides the ideal platform from which SDG Target 14.6 can be fully achieved.

Daniel Skerritt & U. Rashid Sumaila 25 September 2025
Dialogue

Trade Agendas for Nature, Climate, and Sustainable Development

WTO Public Forum 2025 session.

18 September 2025
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Synergies Series

Reviving Multilateralism

From Vision to Action on Trade and Sustainability at the WTO.

Climate and Trade

Addressing the Climate Crisis and Supporting Climate-Resilient Development: Where Can the Trading System Contribute?

US Tariffs and Sustainability

The impacts of US tariffs on developing countries and sustainable development.