Is Your Food Future-Proof?
Discover How Embracing Nature-Positive Strategies Can Revolutionize Our Global Food System and Combat Environmental Degradation!
The global food system is at a crossroads. It relies heavily on nature, yet it contributes significantly to environmental degradation. Here’s how organizations can adopt a nature-positive approach to preserve essential resources and ensure a sustainable food supply:
1. Expand Focus Companies must look beyond carbon emissions and recognize industries that heavily impact natural ecosystems.
2. Science-based Targets Adopt nature targets alongside carbon reduction goals and develop action plans that address both.
3. Critical Role of Nature Understand that nature is integral to solving the climate crisis and vice versa.
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Trillion annual losses result from ecosystem degradation
Economic Value of Ecosystem Services Ecosystem services, such as food production, coastal protection, carbon storage, and water filtration, are valued at approximately $150 trillion per year.
Annual Economic Loss from Ecosystem Degradation The failure to maintain healthy ecosystems could result in losses up to $25 trillion annually, affecting productivity, resilience, and food security globally.
