New study finds environmental damage may cost more than U.S. GDP

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisJun 6, 2014, 11:21 am40 pts
A new study added up all the world’s ecosystem services – from carbon storage and crop pollination, to recreation and flood mitigation – and found, every year, nature provides $145 trillion in benefits. It also indicates that land use changes, much of which has been caused by humans, may be reducing these…

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