What has nature ever done for us? Everything

Author
Annabelle Bladon
Year
2013
Published in
Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Despite a recent shift in thinking towards our natural environment as ‘natural capital’ from which human beings derive a range of ecosystem services, the misconception that the protection of nature interferes with development and economic growth is still widespread. In What Has Nature Ever Done for Us? How Money Really Does Grow on Trees British sustainability and environment advisor Tony Juniper sets out to shatter this illusion once and for all.

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