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Put a value on nature!

Pavan Sukhdev · TED

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Every day, we use materials from the earth without thinking, for free. But what if we had to pay for their true value: would it make us more careful about what we use and what we waste? Think of Pavan Sukhdev as nature's banker -- assessing the value of the Earth's assets. Eye-opening charts will make you think differently about the cost of air, water, trees ...

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2011
Speaker
Pavan Sukhdev
Year
2011
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Earth and environment, Economics, Business and management
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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