The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity

Worldwide

We are fast coming to realise that we have been consuming natural resources at an alarming rate. By and large, we in the developed world seem to have disconnected ourselves from Nature and are struggling to find the "value of Nature."

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international initiative to draw attention to the global economic benefits of biodiversity, to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, and to draw together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to enable practical actions moving forward.