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£690
million
The value of pollinators in the UK economy
each year
£18.08
per tonne
The value of carbon (according to the UK
Carbon Price Floor)
£7
billion
Wetlands provide £7bn of value every year
in the UK
£1
million
Protected sites like WWT Steart Marshes
which produces around £1m in ecosystem
services each year
More rational spending and regulatory choices could
be made by undertaking this kind of accounting and
reporting nationally, on a systematic basis. Ultimately,
this should include a national balance sheet of the
value of natural assets, estimates of depreciation and
a more modern way of presenting national accounts.
The quality of this reporting will improve over time,
leading toward an aggregate assessment of UK natural
capital, as well as reporting on individual components
of our natural wealth.
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