security and health. experts point out that protecting those ecosystems is one of the best ways to counter climate change. healthy forests store carbon, mangrove swamps absorb flood water and elephants act as ecosystem engineers, excavating waterholes and fertilising land. but money is the key. for every dollar governments spend on nature, four dollars is spent on subsidies for agriculture, forestry and fisheries that exploit and degrade it. marco lambertini is the director general of wwf international. thanks very much indeed for joining arts. so what is the cost of reversing this trend, and how likely are we to get it? , ., ., ., it? first of all, today s event. it? first of all, today s event, with it? first of all, today s event, with more - it? first of all, today s event, with more thanj it? first of all, today s i event, with more than 90 it? first of all, today s - event, with more than 90 heads of state subscribing is a great
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the united states is ready to work with any nation that steps up and pursues peaceful resolution to shared challenges, even if we have intense disagreement in other areas, because we ll all suffer the consequences of ourfailure. mr biden s debut was seen as a test of american credibility after the confrontational years of donald trump, and by that standard, he offered reassurance. as we look ahead, we will lead. we will lead on all the greatest challenges of our time, from covid to climate, peace and security, human dignity and human rights, but we will not go it alone. this is an opportunity for a reset, but us action on covid and climate change will be crucial for convincing the world that america really is back. barbara plett usher, bbc news, new york. we can now speak to aaron kall, a presidential speech historian and director of debate
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there is ash falling on my clothes, i can take did in the air, and the whole time there is the thunderous rumble of the volcano in the background. and is climate change accelerateing the loss of biodiversity worldwide? we have a special report as part of the bbc s climate critical investigation. the australian state of victoria has been struck by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake. the epicentre was in the regional town of mansfield, about 180 kilometres north east of melbourne. there are reports emerging of significant damage in some parts of the state. you can see on the map just where mansfield lies it s a small town of
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environment, to develop but not destroy. environment, to develop but not destro . . , , environment, to develop but not destro . ., , , , destroy. that suddenly sounds so desperately destroy. that suddenly sounds so desperately difficult, - destroy. that suddenly sounds so desperately difficult, to - so desperately difficult, to change some of the things which are the absolute base plates of our civilisation. it are the absolute base plates of our civilisation. our civilisation. it is difficult, our civilisation. it is difficult, but - our civilisation. it is difficult, but first i our civilisation. it is difficult, but first of our civilisation. it is i difficult, but first of all our civilisation. it is - difficult, but first of all we understand it is necessary. that is a major cultural revolution. we have taken nature for granted, and now we understand the consequences of nature loss for us, as well as climate change, are disastrous. the cost is much higher than the several hu
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