Policy makers urged to look at role environment plays in supporting communities

Policy makers urged to look at role environment plays in supporting communities

16 November 2009. The importance of biodiversity and ecosystems to economies around the world is the focus of a series of five reports from the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study. The latest TEEB report, tailored for policy makers, was released last Friday.

TEEB is a major international initiative, of which IUCN is an integral part, which brings together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to draw attention to the economic benefits of biodiversity and the financial impact if we don’t protect species and the natural world.

This latest report is geared towards national and international policy makers, to make them aware of the critical role that environmental systems play in supporting communities, be they large or small.


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