The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is an international initiative to draw attention to the global economic benefits of biodiversity, to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, and to draw together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to enable practical actions moving forward.
Published in June 2011 this White Paper places the value of nature at the centre of the choices our nation must make: to enhance our environment, economic growth and personal wellbeing. In many cases we can make progress towards restoring nature’s systems and capacities and this White Paper makes important new proposals for doing just that.
The Cambridge Natural Capital Programme is a three year programme of businessled enquiry, action and influence to address the impact of ecosystems and natural capital damage on business and wider society. This summary provides a short introduction and overview of the reports which have been produced to document each of the four themes and includes the key action points andr ecommendations for each area.
This report, "Pricing the Priceless, the business case for action on biodiversity", finds that protecting biodiversity and introducing new frameworks to incorporate the value of nature into decision making will be vital to safeguard long-term economic growth.
