“If you could do just one things to protect #biodiversity what would that be?” -@debbieponchner “Get rid of all perverse incentives for agriculture, transport and energy." -Former @IPBES Chair Bob Watson #WCSJ2019 Keynote #NatureOnTheBrink

Jul 4, 2019 · 4:06 PM UTC

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In a country like India (with >1.35 billion population and frequent monsoon failure), subsidies and incentives are not a boost up to rise the profit of farmers, its for their subsistence.
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Hi Naveen, that's a great point. The key here is transforming subsidies which are harmful to nature into actions which can be biodiversity positive. You can find a great deal more about options such as agroecological practices in the Global Assessment: ipbes.net/global-assessment-…
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EU #agriculture policy is a great example how 60 billion Euro p.a., that could be invested in transformative change (and thus to secure the future of farming and biodiversity) are instead locked in partly harmful, partly inefficient incentives. Vested interest block change.
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Give all children an insatiable sense of wonder about the natural world.
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I can't like this tweet enough time s
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Planting the right kind and size of trees and making sure it grows is the first thing I would do
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In South Africa we have created positive tax incentives for biodiversity. A different approach to dealing with perverse tax incentives. #innovation
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