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The UK National Ecosystem Assessment: Synthesis of the Key Findings (2011)

The natural world, its biodiversity and its constituent ecosystems are critically important to our well-being and economic prosperity, but are consistently undervalued in conventional economic analyses and decision making. Ecosystems and the services they deliver underpin our very existence. We depend on them to produce our food, regulate water supplies and climate, and breakdown waste products. We also value them in less obvious ways: contact with nature gives pleasure, provides recreation and is known to have a positive impact on long-term health and happiness.

14 sep. 2018

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The UK National Ecosystem Assessment: Synthesis of the Key Findings (2011).pdf