Investing in nature could unlock trillions for global economy: UN report

NAIROBI, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Channeling greater resources into restoring degraded habitats, stabilizing the climate, and eliminating pollution could unlock trillions of U.S. dollars for the global economy, while lifting millions out of poverty and hunger, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.

The report, the Global Environment Outlook, Seventh Edition: A Future We Choose (GEO-7), finds that nature-positive actions could deliver macroeconomic benefits of up to 20 trillion dollars annually by 2070 and beyond.