Land degradation costs trillions of dollars
New York NY (SPX) Sep 16, 2015 - To better inform the tradeoffs involved in land use choices around the world, experts have assessed the value of ecosystem services provided by land resources such as food, poverty reduction, clean water, climate and disease regulation and nutrients cycling. Their report estimates the value of ecosystem services worldwide forfeited due to land degradation at a staggering US $6.3 trillion t ... more
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