The benefits of natural capital include food, fibre and timber as well as a broad range of regulating, supporting and cultural ecosystem services that drive the global economy and human well-being. In fact, the World Economic Forum estimates that $44 trillion, or over half, of global output is moderately or highly dependent on natural capital. Economic development, however, has degraded this capital, altering ecosystems and transforming landscapes. The global decline in nature puts this economic value and the well-being of people all over the world at risk.

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