Half of World´s GDP Moderately or Highly Dependent on Nature, Says New Report
(WorldNews Environment)

Amanda Russo, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum: arus@weforum.org; +1 415 734 0589 · The latest science tells us that about 25% of our assessed plant and animal species are threatened by human actions, with a million species facing extinction, many within decades · Businesses are more dependent on nature than previously thought, with approximately $44 trillion of economic value generation moderately or highly dependent on nature · Construction, agriculture, and food and beverages are the largest highly nature-dependent industries, with an economic value roughly twice the size of Germany`s economy; China, the EU and the US have the highest absolute economic value in nature-dependent...