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Monetizing Nature: Putting a Price on the Oceans

16 Jul 2015 | by ctknetwork.org
A marine scientist has placed a ‘minimum figure’ on the value of the seven seas in an effort to revive conservation. But isn’t the monetisation of nature a risky business?
The ocean's riches: a school of brown-striped snapper (Xenocys jessiae), pictured near the Galapagos Islands. (Photo by: David Fleetham/NPL/WWF)

The ocean’s riches: a school of brown-striped snapper (Xenocys jessiae), pictured near the Galapagos Islands. (Photo by: David Fleetham/NPL/WWF)