Posted by: Sandy Steinman | April 18, 2021

Prosperity comes at ‘devastating’ cost to nature

The BBC reports

A landmark review has called for transformational change in our economic approach to nature.

The long-awaited review by Prof Sir Partha Dasgupta, of the University of Cambridge, says prosperity has come at a “devastating” cost to the natural world.

The report proposes recognising nature as an asset and reconsidering our measures of economic prosperity.

It is expected to set the agenda on government policy going forward.

Read more at  Prosperity comes at ‘devastating’ cost to nature – BBC News


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