Invest in nature and reap cash benefits, World Economic Forum urges cities
by Megan Rowling

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16 January 2022

On 16 January 2022 Thomson Reuters Foundation reported: Cities should invest more in expanding green spaces and nurturing natural systems -- not just to keep residents healthy and tackle climate-change risks but to boost their economies, researchers said. ...Robert McDonald, a scientist with The Nature Conservancy and a member of the BiodiverCities global commission, said just doubling spending on green infrastructure -- which would still account for only a tiny share of municipal projects -- would be 'transformative for how a lot of cities feel to live in'. Global Good News service views this news as a sign of rising positivity in the fields of science and health, documenting the growth of life-supporting, evolutionary trends.

The advantages of nature-based solutions, like planting trees to shade and cool streets, are starting to become evident as climate change bites in the form of threats such as worsening heatwaves that hit city dwellers hardest, McDonald noted. That is driving broader recognition of the value of investing in nature, he said.

'Even folks who really want to think about dollars and cents are realizing that link,' he said.

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