The writer is senior economic adviser, United Nations Environment Programme.
THERE are three questions that the global sustainable development community is currently grappling with. First, can developing economies facing a Covid-19-related economic recession find ways to follow a ‘build forward better’ path? Second, can the economy follow a trajectory of development where the net emissions of greenhouse gases are sustained at zero (referred to as the Net-Zero Target)? Third, can rapidly declining biodiversity be halted through effective restoration?
The current initiatives implemented by Pakistan suggest that the answer to these questions can be an astounding Yes!
Well-established scientific evidence is conclusive that we are putting exceedingly high pressure on our biosphere through our ever-growing demand for ecosystem services. The United Nations Environment Programme’s assessment of all scientific assessments of the last 40 years strongly suggests mainstreaming nature
May 25, 2021 9:22 am
Almost 70% of peat bogs were in the western counties of Donegal, Kerry, Galway and Mayo in 2018, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The CSO has published its ‘Ecosystem Accounts – Peatlands and Heathlands 2018’ document.
The data collection office has said that ecosystem accounting aims to provide a “coherent and harmonised understanding of ecosystems and their relationships to the economy and the overall beneficiaries of ecosystem goods and services”.
Data: CSO Ireland
The data relating to 2018 shows that almost
70% of peat bogs were in the western counties of Donegal, Kerry, Galway and Mayo, while almost 70% of moors and heathlands were in Cork, Donegal, Kerry and Wicklow.
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