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biodivcouncil.bsky.social • 13 days ago

Human-caused environmental problems, including biodiversity loss and extreme weather events, are the greatest long-term threats to the global economy, according to the @weforum.org 2025 Global Risks Report 🌍🧪

#Economy #Economics #WorldEconomicForum #ClimateAction #Extinction #Biodiversity

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biodivcouncil.bsky.social•13 days ago

timholtwilson.bsky.social•13 days ago

"Only 1/1000 of the federal budget currently goes to nature conservation and recovery."

I wonder what the UK fraction is. @amiesphilip.bsky.social?

amiesphilip.bsky.social•13 days ago

"Public sector funding for UK biodiversity relative to GDP has followed a very similar pattern to that of total public sector expenditure. The measure peaked first in 2008/2009 when approximately £3.74 was spent on biodiversity for every £10,000 of GDP

amiesphilip.bsky.social•13 days ago

and then again, although at a slightly lower level, in 2013/2014 when approximately £3.60 was spent on biodiversity for every £10,000 of GDP (both in 2022/2023 prices) This figure has now fallen to approximately £3.43 per £10,000 of GDP in the latest year of reporting (2022/2023)

amiesphilip.bsky.social•13 days ago

but it remains above the £1.75 per £10,000 figure reported for 2000/2001 when the time series began."

https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/ukbi-biodiversity-expenditure/#:~:text=Overall%2C%20UK%20public%20sector%20funding,137%25%20(Figure%202).

amiesphilip.bsky.social•13 days ago

Public sector spending on UK biodiversity increased from £323 million in 2000/2001 to a peak of £802 million in 2013/2014 (in 2022/2023 prices) (Figure 1). The figure then fell over the next four years to a low of £549 million

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