Ecosystem Services News
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Jane Goodall: If young people lose hope, that’s the end of humanityInstead of the well-known phrase ‘think globally, act locally’, Jane Goodall urges youths to reverse that and first take action locally. -
WEF’s head of nature and biodiversity: we are using public funds to destroy public goodsPolicy & Finance
WEF’s head of nature and biodiversity: we are using public funds to destroy public goods
As the United Nations Biodiversity Conference begins, Eco-Business sits down with Akanksha Khatri to talk about the importance of natural capital accounting and her dream of countries adopting a Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP).
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New gas development threatens Philippine marine protected areaActivists and locals near the Verde Island Passage, a marine biodiversity-rich region in Batangas, protest against San Miguel Corp and Linseed’s gas facilities, which they say will be detrimental to the area and the surrounding community. -
Everybody wants to do right by nature. They just need a nudge, study showsSubtle messaging and cues can encourage tourists to engage in behaviours that protect the marine ecosystem, a new study says.
Ecosystem Services Opinion
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Nature can't wait– Humanity is enmeshed in nature. Because we are capable of destroying it, we are responsible for protecting it. -
Closing the nature-finance gap– Although the biodiversity crisis is intimately linked to the climate one, the financing to address it is woefully inadequate. With a new global biodiversity plan now in the works, the world has an opportunity – and a duty – to start making up for lost time. -
Mongabay founder Rhett A. Butler: 11 things to watch in 2021– 2020 was a rough year for tropical rainforest conservation efforts. So what’s in store for 2021? Mongabay Founder Rhett A. Butler reviews 11 key things to watch in the world of rainforests in 2021.
Videos
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Can palm oil plantations be elephant-friendly?– From conflict to co-existence: Earthworm Foundation has come up with a solution to managing human-elephant conflict in palm oil plantations in Sabah.
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Documentary film Sexy Killers probes Indonesian candidates’ ties to Big Coal– Ahead of Indonesia’s presidential election on April 17, an online movie was recently published showing the links between Indonesian coal and energy companies and the country’s political elites.
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Watch how corals ‘violently’ bleach as sea temperatures rise– For the first time ever, scientists have captured time-lapse videos of corals bleaching in warmer-than-normal waters.
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IIED scheme aims to prevent a 'fishless' Bay of Bengal– Through an animated campaign, the International Institute for Environment and Development creatively presents how governments can stop overfishing and protect marine resources.
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