Dead Planet, Living Planet: Biodiversity and ecosystem restoration for sustainable development - A rapid response assessment
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Nellemann, C. & Corcoran, E.
2010
Ecosystems, from forests and freshwater to coral reefs and soils, deliver essential services to humankind estimated to be worth over USD 72 trillion a year comparable to World Gross National Income. Yet in 2010, nearly two-thirds of the globes ecosystems are considered degraded as a result of damage, mismanagement and a failure to invest and reinvest in their productivity, health and sustainability.