'Scientific reality check': Businesses warned they 'risk extinction' as nature loss accelerates

James Murray
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Biodiversity loss presents a systemic threat to global economic stability, according to a new landmark report / Credit: iStock
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Biodiversity loss presents a systemic threat to global economic stability, according to a new landmark report / Credit: iStock

Landmark report from Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services warns continued failure to account for nature-related risks threatens catastrophic economic fallout

Biodiversity loss linked to economic activity poses "a critical and pervasive systemic risk" to economic growth, human wellbeing, and every business on the planet. That is the stark warning contained...

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