Should we put a price on nature?

Everyone who steps outside can appreciate the value that the
natural world brings to our lives. To some people, the idea of
placing a monetary value on trees and mangrove forests is wrong
because nature and its gifts are priceless. But others say the
love of nature has not stopped it from being polluted or
destroyed.


The natural world plays a major role in capturing the carbon from
our atmosphere. A marketplace now exists where countries and big
businesses can pay others to protect their forests, swamps and
bogs in return for offsetting their emissions. But several of
these schemes have faced scandal and corruption. Could the
world’s largest biodiversity conference in Colombia, COP16, help
put a stop to that?


Presenters Kate Lamble and Jordan Dunbar are joined by Kevin
Conrad, founder, Coalition for Rainforests; Tina Stege, climate
envoy, Marshall Islands; Pavan Sukhdev, chief executive officer,
GIST


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Producers: Darin Graham and Graihagh Jackson Researcher: Natasha
Fernandez Reporter: Gloria Bivigou Series producers: Alex Lewis
and Simon Watts Sound engineers: Graham Puddifoot and Tom
Brignell