A new Australian report downplays estimates that meeting Barrier Reef water quality targets will cost $8.2 billion and instead emphasises what can be achieved with $623 million.
A new progress report on Great Barrier Reef protection efforts has come under fire for ignoring findings that $8.2 billion will be needed to satisfy water quality goals.
Backed by some of the world's top companies, a new Natural Capital Protocol shows businesses how to incorporate the value of the natural environment into decision-making.
Efforts to ensure that companies and governments value 'natural capital' are bearing fruit, UN Environment Programme chief Achim Steiner has told CE Daily.
The World Heritage Committee overnight endorsed unamended a draft decision that leaves open the prospect of an 'in danger' listing for the Great Barrier Reef.