TEEB China Application shared at the Eco Forum Global Guiyang Forum 2023 Summary

Zhang Linxiu, Director of UNEP-IEMP, was invited to the Eco Forum Global Guiyang 2023 and shared a UNEP TEEB China application at the sub-forum on "Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains are Invaluable Assets: Innovations in Practice", which is hosted by the Guizhou Provincial People's Government, organized by the China Research Academy of Environmental Sciences and the Guizhou Provincial Department of E. [...] The nitrogen consumed by the water purification function of the natural ecosystem accounts for less than 7% of the total nitrogen discharge, and the phosphorus consumed accounts for less than 25% of the total phosphorus discharge. [...] Comparing the different agricultural development paths, it is found that the total net value of the natural, economic, and social effects of the "positive" development path is higher than that of the "baseline" and the "negative" paths. [...] For example, by 2050, the total net value of the "positive" pathway is 7% higher than that of the "baseline" scenario and 10% higher than that of the "negative" scenario. [...] Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment of China and President of COP15, on the work of TEEB in China: to further enrich the application in specific fields and scenarios, to make the socio-economic activities more biodiversity friendly.