Nature's Frontiers: Achieving Sustainability, Efficiency, and Prosperity with Natural Capital

by Richard Damania

The great expansion of economic activity since the end of World War II has caused an unprecedented rise in living standards, but it has also caused rapid changes in earth systems. Nearly all types of natural capital-the world's stock of resources and services provided by nature-are in decline. Clean air, abundant and clean water, fertile soils, productive fisheries, dense forests, and healthy oceans are critical for healthy lives and healthy economies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464819238
• ISBN13: 9781464819230
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"