Conserve
Protect 30% of land and national waters by 2030. That’s the target being set by major international environmental organisations. Now a new McKinsey report called ‘Valuing Nature Conservation’ quantifies the costs, benefits and best potential locations. Achieving this ambitious goal could cost $20bn to $40bn a year, but the economic benefits from ecotourism and sustainable fishing alone could be at least three times bigger, while creating 30 million new jobs. Other benefits include cutting CO2 by 0.9-2.6 gigatons annually, increasing GDP by $300bn to $500bn and lowering the risk of new zoonotic diseases (like COVID-19) by up to 80%.
— Wayne Visser
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