World Bank moves to put price on ecosystems

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Programme launched at Nagoya aims to embed 'natural capital' into national accounts in an effort to improve biodiversity protection

The World Bank has today launched a wide-ranging programme aimed at encouraging countries to value ecosystems in the same manner as GDP. Unveiled at that UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya,...

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