OUR PLANET
The latest issue of our Planet, UNEP’s flagship magazine, looks at issues around the loss of biodiversity and of nature’s economically important services. Year in and year out, the world economy may be losing $2.5 to $4.5 trillion-worth or natural capital as a result of deforestation alone, quite apart from the cost of the losses of other key ecosystems. The economic case for sustainable management needs to be made if we are to design a path away from degradation, destruction and extinction.. more...