8th October 2018
Published under: Enabling Environment,Featured,Why Natural Capital?
Natural capital simply refers to the parts of nature that produce the resources, materials and ‘services’ (for example crop pollination and water filtration), which underpin the success of our societies and the health of our economies. All industries depend on raw materials and ecosystem services, and the cosmetics sector is no different. In fact,… [more]
3rd October 2018
Published under: Featured,Why Natural Capital?
This article was originally published in The Hindu. “…In a recent research on the Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) in Uttarakhand conducted by WWF India, the aggregate values of seven ecosystem services were found to be around $6 billion in 2015-16; the implication being, ruining this landscape tantamounts to destroying a value of $6 billion. On… [more]
26th September 2018
Published under: Featured,Natural Capital Coalition
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19th September 2018
Published under: Featured,Natural Capital Coalition,Why Natural Capital?
This article was originally published in Raconteur and distributed in The Times. “As large swathes of the global population have become wealthier and more comfortable, we have moved into cities, outsourced the production of our food and resources and, many believe, decoupled ourselves from nature. But as cracks continue to appear in natural systems and the… [more]
29th August 2018
Published under: Featured,Natural Capital Coalition
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18th August 2018
Published under: Featured,Natural Capital Coalition,Why Natural Capital?
This article first appeared in the summer ’18 issue of MyGreenPod Magazine, The Natural Revolution, distributed with the Guardian on 03 Aug 2018. “01 August marked Earth Overshoot Day 2018: the day on which humans used more from Nature than our planet is able to regenerate in the entire year. We’re currently using 1.7 Earths; we’re overfishing, overharvesting… [more]