China’s schemes to preserve “ecosystem services” are the world’s biggest (Image: Hanquan Chen/Vetta/Getty)
Editorial: “All eyes on China’s green leap forward“
WHEN appeals to an environmental conscience cannot motivate governments to conserve their natural resources, a swift kick in the wallet may. That’s the idea behind a strategy expected to be discussed at the next week.
Gaining traction are projects to quantify the value of “services” provided to us by oceans, forests and other ecosystems, determine the economic hit to a nation once they run out, and then paying would-be consumers…
