A healthy natural environment is essential for our own survival.
The natural environment cleans the water we drink, provides the oxygen we breathe, absorbs carbon dioxide, is a source for the biodiversity that our crops need to be healthy. The natural environment is a source of natural healing. A healthy natural environment is a thing of beauty that provides stimulation and inspiration for the body and mind.
Oh yes, let’s not forget our precious wildlife!
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| Longwarry North |
There is a world-wide movement trying to place a measure on biodiversity, to give the natural environment a dollar value, in the hope that governments will pay more attention to protecting it. Conservations estimate that the natural environment contributes about $160 trillion to the world economy each year.
The world-wide ‘nature capital’ movement sees nature treated as an asset, where ecosystems contribute to the economy. The movement sees the natural environment as a financial asset and that destruction of it is a liability. The idea being that governments will provide incentives to protect the environment and penalties for destroying it.
And in Australia?
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| Neerim East |
VicForests, a logging company, has just won an appeal in the Federal Court against a previous ruling that it had razed habitat against the law!
Worth a read:
“Putting a dollar value on nature…” The Conversation
11/05/21. LINK
“… a logging company just won a controversial court appeal”
The Conversation 17/05/21 LINK
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