The least of God's creatures has value

摘要

Since the birth of the Convention on Biological Diversity (cbd) at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, there has been a welcome transformation in the language of global conservation. Policymakers and even some businesses have started to express arnview of nature as a store of wealth-or "natural capital". Talk of "ecosystem services" now draws attention to the helpful things that nature does unbidden, such as providing fresh soil and clean water.