A Perspective proposes a pathway to improvements in sustainability of marine ecosystems and resources in China. Based on environmental accounting used in China's terrestrial ecosystems, the approach ...

The Sargasso Sea ecosystem generates a variety of goods and services that benefit people. These goods and services, often referred to as ecosystem services, provide some outputs that are directly ...

Paper shares innovative natural capital accounting approach to valuing the benefits of ecosystems in Colombia's Upper Sin Basin to key economic sectors. The Sinú River in northwestern Colombia is a ...

This release is available in German. Brussels, 13 November 2009 - Policy makers who factor the planet's multi-trillion dollar ecosystem services into their national and international investment ...

In no other realm is the importance of biodiversity for sustainable development more essential than in the ocean. Marine biodiversity, the variety of life in the ocean and seas, is a critical aspect ...

The Biden administration’s 15-year agenda to make nature a measurable part of the country’s economy is moving forward. At a recent ocean biodiversity summit, federal officials touted the plan to ...

Many rural households derive a variety of direct use goods and services from wetland ecosystems in many countries, and as such wetlands are their pillar to livelihoods. The contribution of wetlands to ...

Report highlights close link between economic development and the state of biodiversity and ecosystem services. The cost of not acting now to stem runaway nature loss is high, with poorer countries ...

This year’s observance of World Wildlife Day—3 March 2022—focuses on the recovery of key species and the restoration of the planet’s ecosystems. This important theme provides us with the opportunity ...

Ecosystem building, which prioritizes collaboration and growth among local entrepreneurs and organizations, is increasingly being recognized as a key regional economic development strategy. To serve ...