https://news.trust.org/item/20210311195257-dbme8/
"March 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Conservationists and environment
officials hope new U.N. standards to measure the value of nature can help
governments slow the rapid decline of plant and animal species worldwide.
Adopted this week by the U.N. Statistical Commission, the accounting system
comes as a global movement gathers pace to protect the natural world by valuing
the contributions forests, wetlands and other ecosystems make to economies and
societies.
The benefits of preserving nature, such as reducing carbon emissions, producing
water and boosting resilience to extreme weather, exceed the value of
exploiting it, according to a study published this week in the Nature
Sustainability journal.
If Nepal's Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park were turned from forest into
farmland, for instance, instead of boosting the economy, it would create an
$11-million annual deficit by cutting carbon storage 60% and water quality 88%,
researchers estimated.
So how can the monetary value of nature be measured, and what does it mean for
global efforts to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss?"
Via
libramoon@pluspora.com.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
