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The scientists at the conference highlighted the need to rethink people’s approach to nature. Robert Costanza, professor of public policy at the Australian National University, said that it was important to recognize and fully account for the economic value of nature’s services. “We really need to see nature as an asset rather than as something we can exploit purely for financial gain.” “The world has changed dramatically in the last couple of hundred years. Humans are drastically changing our ecological life-support systems. If we really want to prosper and live well, we need to develop policies that support a new vision of the economy.” A 2012 study estimated that the total value of ecosystem services provided by various ecosystems, including marine and land-based ones, could reach between US$490 per year for a hectare of open ocean and almost $350,000 per year for a hectare of coral reef.
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 21:31:16 +0000

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