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Marine Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

What are the key drivers behind BNG?

  • The head of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has called for the world to adopt a goal of being “nature positive” by 2030.
  • The Biodiversity Intactness Figure has concluded that significant parts of the world have lost so much biodiversity that the resilience and functionality of their ecosystems risks collapse.
  • According to PwC, the global economy depends on biodiversity. More than half of the world’s GDP, equivalent to $58trn, is dependent on nature .
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Published date: 24 June 2024
Information note ID: 1682

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