The Latest Climate Change Denier? (Jonathon Porritt)
...this might be the first speech by a Party Leader [Nick Clegg] in the 21st Century that doesn’t even mention climate change? Indeed, could it be the worst speech ever, from a sustainability point of view, from a Lib Dem Leader in modern times?...
Thursday, September 23, 2010
BBC News - UN asks for action on nature loss, citing poverty
BBC News - UN asks for action on nature loss, citing poverty"Biological diversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services essential for human well-being," says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a document setting out the reasons why he called for the day's discussions.
"Its continued loss, therefore, has major implications for current and future human well-being... The maintenance and restoration of natural infrastructure can provide economic gains worth trillions of dollars a year."
The argument is that nature provides "ecosystem services" that humanity uses - such as pollination of agricultural crops by insects. If this is lost, the food supply falls....
Labels:
animals,
biodiversity,
economics,
environment,
food,
nature,
people,
trees,
United Nations,
wellbeing,
wildlife
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)