US EditionRoswall: “We Must Think of Nature Conservation as an Investment”
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What if preserving nature was not just a future bet, but it would also bring clear economic benefits in the shorter term? At a time when everything seems to revolve around competitiveness and revenue, the European Commission presented on Monday a roadmap to make investing in ecosystems a profitable investment for all. The proposed mechanism is the so-called “nature credits”, a system of incentives for companies investing in positive actions for …
In one way or another three-quarters of companies depend on nature: for raw materials, such as wood, cotton and agricultural products; for ecosystem services, such as...
Roswall: “We must think of nature conservation as an investment”
Brussels – An investment system similar to the trading of emission allowances. The EU Commission hopes to establish this to generate more money and interest in climate efforts. Therefore, a roadmap towards an EU trade in so-called nature credits is now being launched. “We must start thinking of nature conservation as an investment. It is about recognizing and rewarding actions that restore and preserve nature,” says Environment Commissioner Jess…
The system will operate through "credits" that will be generated by those who carry out restoration or maintenance actions; for example, a group of farmers or land managers who improve a natural area. Examples of measures that could be supported through these credits would include restoration of wetlands or expansion of forest areas, the Commission said in a statement. Actions will be certified by an independent organization that would review th…
The European Commission today presented a strategy for introducing nature credits, which aims to encourage private investment in nature protection and conservation measures, while also rewarding those who invest in and implement these measures.
“Investing in nature is an opportunity the EU must seize”, is the title of the article, co-signed by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and Competitiveness, Jessica Roosvall. The article is published today in the media of the EU Member States and in Greece, by the Athens-Macedonian News Agency. The full text of the article is as follows: Investing in nature is an…
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