The loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services is a development issue, often impacting the poorest countries the most. Nature does not need us, but we need nature, yet these services are often undervalued and unaccounted for in development planning.
Consider what is at stake: more than half of global GDP is generated in industries that are highly or moderately dependent on ecosystem services, such as pollination, water filtration, and raw materials.
Over 3 billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their protein intake and livelihoods; but ...
