We’d like to call your attention to a new paper that estimates the future value of global ecosystem services under four scenarios to the year 2050. The paper was authored by Ida Kubiszewski, Robert Costanza, Sharolyn Anderson and Paul Sutton.
Results show that the global value of ecosystem services can either decrease by USD $51 trillion/yr or increase by USD $30 trillion/yr, depending on which scenario we choose. [Read more…] about The future value of ecosystem services: Global scenarios and national implications