Can putting a price on nature help us care about it more?
Everyone who steps outside can appreciate the value that the natural world brings to our lives. Can putting a price on it help fight climate change?
Everyone who steps outside can appreciate the value that the natural world brings to our lives.
To some people, the idea of placing a monetary value on trees and mangrove forests is wrong because nature and its gifts are priceless. But others say the love of nature has not stopped it from being polluted or destroyed.
The natural world plays a major role in capturing the carbon from our atmosphere. A marketplace now exists where countries and big business can pay others to protect their forests, swamps and bogs in return for offsetting their emissions.
Could giving nature a dollar value make us care about it more and help us fight against climate change?
Presenters Kate Lamble and Jordan Dunbar are joined by:
Kevin Conrad, founder, Coalition for Rainforests
Tina Stege, climate envoy, Marshall Islands
Pavan Sukhdev, chief executive officer, GIST
Producer: Darin Graham
Researcher: Natasha Fernandez
Reporter: Gloria Bivigou
Series Producer: Alex Lewis
Editor: Emma Rippon
Sound engineer: Graham Puddifoot
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