'Nature's Price Tag': Nature loss could cost eight sectors up to $430bn a year

Stuart Stone
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Nature impacts could hit sectors such as retail, food production, and chemicals with costs exceeding $2tr over the next five years, study warns

Nature loss and resulting erosion of ecosystem services that businesses rely on could cost eight crucial sectors up to $430bn a year, resulting in a cumulative loss of $2.15tr over the next five years....

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