Nearly $9 trillion, two-thirds of China’s total Gross Domestic Product (GDP), is at risk of disruption from nature loss. Making China’s economy ‘nature-positive’ could generate $1.9 trillion in additional annual revenue and create 88 million jobs by 2030. These are the findings of the latest report by the World Economic Forum Seizing Business Opportunities in .
Over half of the world’s GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature and its economic services. Yet, human activity continues to push the climate and natural ecosystems towards irreversible tipping points. The 2022 Global Risks Report ranks climate action failure, extreme weather events, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse as the top 3 most severe .