BBC News
By Victoria Gill
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image captionThe economic status quo is continuing the drive the destruction of nature, the report concludes
Rich countries "throwing money" at schemes designed to enhance biodiversity is ineffective, a report by charity Third World Network
says.
The report calls for "a profound re-organisation of the global post-pandemic economy to prevent further harm to the planet".
It recommends nothing less than a "change in our entire economic model".
Cancellation of debt owed by the poorest, most biodiverse countries would be the place to start, it adds.
Developed nations in the global north should pay for their "vast ecological debts", said lead author Dr Patrick Bigger from Lancaster University.