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WWF: Environmental degradation on course to cost global economy £8tr

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Water shortages and a decline in pollinators will affect agricultural production levels, trade, and food prices across Eastern and Western Africa, central Asia and parts of South America, the study predicts. The study also estimates economic costs arising from the loss of specific ecosystem services.

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A deforestation roadmap that leaves a lot to be desired

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In my eyes, that certainly doesn't merit a big COP announcement. While the palm oil commitment requires zero deforestation in all sourcing regions, soy and cattle mainly focus on South America's Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco regions. The roadmap's definitions also bring up a geography question.

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Earth Day: Prime Minister urges world leaders not to 'throw away chance to preserve our planet'

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As such, he is set to directly call on the 40 heads of major economies who are slated to attend the virtual meeting to come to the Kunming Biodiversity Summit in October and the Glasgow Climate Summit in November "armed with ambitious targets and the plans required to reach them".