Alessandro Mele

23
Sep

It’s Time to Value Nature as Infrastructure

We put a value on land, buildings, roads, power stations and data centres. We calculate the worth of companies from cash flows they might produce decades into the future. Yet what value do we place on a forest that regulates water, stores carbon, stabilises soil, supports biodiversity, cools its surroundings and provides livelihoods to thousands of people? Usually, surprisingly little.

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17
Jul

The Blue Food Transition: Has sustainable aquaculture reached its inflection point?

Almost 40% of the world’s population lives within 100km of a coast. Over three billion people worldwide rely on the oceans for their food security. The blue economy is now estimated to be worth over $2.6 trillion, supporting more than 130 million full-time equivalent jobs globally (World Bank).  Global aquaculture and capture fisheries represent a significant share of the blue

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