The Economic Value of Ecosystems and Biodiversity

kristyGreen Prosperity

Earthscan would like to invite you to join a free webinar presented by the lead editors for the first two volumes of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity. The Economic Value of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Understand the development of the concept of ecosystem services, and the TEEB framework used for …

The Trillions Worth – Soil Biodiversity

kristyCommunity Development Solutions, Earth Systems Science

The Trillions Worth – Soil Biodiversity By Luc Gnacadja* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint BONN (IDN) – Six to ten inches (18-25 cm) of topsoil are all that stand between us and extinction. There’s far more to this than food. The things that live in and grow from this irreplaceable and finite …