Nature

WHAT''S NEXT?: Oceans, animals, and land are all under threat from climate change and human activities. The effective and efficient conservation of agricultural biodiversity is vital to meeting the global challenges of food and nutritional security for an expanding world population. But, the signs are of continued degradation of our global natural resources and environment.

[New] The greater social consciousness that has developed around the world will drive even more investment in environmental, social and governance (ESG) - compliant companies - a market that before COVID-19 was predicted to reach $35 T by the end of 2020.
[New] The loss of nature would cost the world at least $479 billion annually by 2050, demonstrating the intrinsic link between economy and environment.
[New] The next decade will be the time when environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors become a business imperative, for small and large firms in equal measure.
[New] Working with Oceans 2050, a global alliance to restore the world's oceans led by Alexandra Cousteau, Duarte is now helping to develop a carbon credit program that could be applied to seaweed farming.
[New] The size of the animal feed market in Indonesia will grow from 19 million tonnes (2019) to 22 million tonnes (2022).
[New] The size of the animal feed market in Indonesia will increase from 19 million tonnes in 2019 to 22 million tonnes by 2022.
The digital economy presents a significant opportunity for the Algerian economy to keep pace with the changing nature of work in the 21st century, maintain competitiveness on the global scale, and diversify revenue away from hydrocarbons.
By setting the national vision of becoming a lower middle-income country by 2025, Ethiopia has made considerable progress in economic growth, infrastructure and social development and environmental management in the last decade and half.
Business has a leading role to play in creating a clear and actionable path, rooted in science, to zero net loss of nature from 2020 and becoming nature positive by 2030.
China has laid the groundwork to assemble a space station by 2022 and gain a permanent foothold in Earth orbit.
$44trn - more than half of global GDP - is exposed to risks from nature loss.
Between 2015 and 2021, UK risk management authorities will have completed flooding and coastal change projects that create or enhance approximately 4,700 hectares of habitat.
Next year's COP26 climate conference would be used to secure international action on climate change and biodiversity loss which will include emphasising the role of nature-based solutions in that global endeavour.
Morgan Stanley has become the first US-based global bank to commit to measuring and disclosing the environmental impact of its investment portfolio and loan offerings and will join a global partnership to drive climate action across the global accounting sector.
There is no future for business as usual - we are reaching irreversible tipping points for nature and climate, and over half of the global GDP, $44 trillion, is potentially threatened by nature loss.
Atmospheric methane is increasing by around 12 parts per billion each year - a rate consistent with a scenario modelled by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change under which Earth warms by 3-4 ℃ by 2100.
The continued commitment to a net-zero emissions trajectory will be critical to the UK's economic and environmental wellbeing in the coming years, including not only sustainable growth but also cities where we can move and breathe and ecosystems which are robust and fruitful.
Internationally the UK continues to push for greater protection of marine habitats on the world stage with 20 countries joining the UK-led Global Ocean Alliance, which aims to secure protection for at least 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.
Tackling the global nature crisis could create 400m jobs and $10 tn in business value each year by 2030.
On-farm practice change will go hand-in-hand with adapting to climate variability, delivering world-leading animal health and welfare outcomes and adopting Carbon Neutral 2030 (CN30) pathways.
We expect total corn and soymeal consumption for animal feed in Vietnam to further decrease by 4.5% YOY, to 15.9m metric tons, in 2020 after an 8.9% YOY decrease last year and an average YOY increase of 8.3% for the last five years.
The World Health Organization, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society all recognize that indoor air pollution is a significant threat to human health, contributing to cancer and lung disease.
ReSource: Plastics aims to enlist 100+ companies by 2030 in order to reach WWF's ultimate goal of preventing at least 50 million metric tons of plastic waste from entering nature.

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Last updated: 08 August 2020