The sustainability training and professional standards assessment body, ISEP Global, have produced a new policy paper that argues for natural capital to be placed at the heart of the UK’s economic growth and national resilience strategy.
The paper outlines how economic success in the UK is fundamentally dependent on natural capital and environmental degradation poses a severe economic risk. 2022 figures saw UK ecosystem services valued at £1.8 trillion.
Policy recommendations include:
- Securing formal recognition of natural capital’s economic importance
- Establishing a documented, strategic approach to conservation and restoration through a Nature Network
- Promoting natural capital thinking and Nature-based Solutions
Read more and access the report: ISEP Policy Paper: Natural Capital is Critical Infrastructure