The snarky pessimist in me quips "let's get out there and develop it!" but the reasonable person says this is the only kind of language that some people will hear in order to preserve land. Preserving land = no land conversion.
Economic value of land-based nature's contributions to people in the Americas is more than US$24 trillion/year - but 65% of these are in decline. #Biodiversity is the bedrock of our food, clean water and energy
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Page 15 of the Summary might be of interest: "Comprehensively evaluating the ways that a specific nature’s contribution to people supports quality of life can be most effective when taking into account the multiple values and value systems associated with that contribution"
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Of course - but as you know the priority @IPBES audience is not the general population - our role is to present the best-available expert evidence for decision-makers to make better choices.
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Presenting 3 years of research by 100 experts from 23 countries drawing on more than 3,000 sources to 130 Governments presents certain framing challenges - which is why we look to advocates like yourself to use the evidence in more accessible ways
May 24, 2018 · 2:01 PM UTC
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