The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Climate Issues Update

Title:The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Climate Issues Update

Publication date: September 2009

Prepared by: Pavan Sukhdev, Joshua bishop, patrick ten brink, Haripriya Gundimeda, Katia Karousakis, pushpam Kumar, Carsten Neßhöver, Aude Neuville, David Skinner, Alexandra Vakrou, Jean-Louis Weber, Stephen White, Heidi Wittmer

Summary: TEEB Climate Issues Update to show how climate change and biodiversity are inextricably linked and how investments in the restoration and conservation of our planet’s ecosystems, valued at several trillion dollars, can play a major role in combating climate change. The Climate Issues Update also helped draw attention to climate change’s devastating impact on coral reefs.

Citation: TEEB (2009) TEEB Climate Issues Update. September 2009

Language: English

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