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Extinction Risks Remain High for Wild Pandas
Populations of giant pandas in the wild are more fragmented and isolated than they were 30 years ago and many continue to face a high risk of extinction despite recent gains in the species’ overall numbers, a new study by Chinese and American scientists finds.
Climate change, habitat loss and reduced breeding viability an inherent risk in small, remote populations where potential mates are few could pose a triple whammy for these animals, the research suggests.
Scientists need to find ways to restore connectivity between these populations or introduce new breeding animals into them, the study’s authors say.
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‘Ecosystem measure’ designed to address shortcomings of GDP approved by UN
GEP was developed by a global team of researchers including Professor Bateman from the University of Exeter Business School
A new way of measuring economic growth that reveals the enormous value of the natural world has been officially approved by the United Nations.
Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP), pioneered by a global research team including from the University of Exeter Business School, is designed to address the shortcomings of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the highest profile measure of economic growth in the world.
GEP reveals how nature contributes to economic activity and human wellbeing and whether the natural environment is being run down as a means of expanding the value of all goods and services bought and sold in a country – which is assessed by GDP.