{"id":55331,"date":"2020-10-15T07:31:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T12:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=55331"},"modified":"2020-10-15T07:31:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T12:31:31","slug":"fifth-of-countries-worldwide-at-risk-of-environmental-shocks-collapsing-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=55331","title":{"rendered":"Fifth Of Countries Worldwide At-Risk Of &#8220;Environmental Shocks&#8221; Collapsing Ecosystem\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/fifth-countries-worldwide-risk-environmental-shocks-collapsing-ecosystem\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Fifth Of Countries Worldwide At-Risk Of &#8220;Environmental Shocks&#8221; Collapsing Ecosystem\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_default_style\" data-a2a-icon-color=\"#222\">\n<div>A new report via insurance firm Swiss Re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissre.com\/media\/news-releases\/nr-20200923-biodiversity-and-ecosystems-services.html\">warns<\/a>\u00a0that one-fifth of countries worldwide are at risk of their ecosystems collapsing because of a decline in biodiversity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>The reinsurer said more than half of global GDP, equal to about $41.7 trillion, is highly dependent on &#8220;high-functioning biodiversity and ecosystem services&#8221; and warns 20% of countries are nearing tipping points.<\/p>\n<p>Swiss Re Institute&#8217;s new Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Index (BES), built on ten critical ecosystem services (water security, timber provision, food provision, habitat intactness, pollination, soil fertility, water quality, regulation of air quality and local climate, erosion control and coastal protection), offers government officials and business leaders with a more enhanced view into their local ecosystems that are so critical to their economies. Reinsurers can use BES to develop insurance solutions that protect communities at risk from biodiversity loss.<\/p>\n<p>Among G20 economies, South Africa, India, Turkey, Mexico, and Italy had the highest shares of fragile ecosystems within the BES index. Meanwhile, countries, including Germany, Canada, Indonesia, Brazil, and the United Kingdom, had very low percentages of their ecosystems in a fragile state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Global BES Index Map<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-35-38.png?itok=3Y374DbC\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-35-38.png?itok=3Y374DbC\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-35-38.png?itok=xrniW3Gn 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-35-38.png?itok=xrniW3Gn 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-35-38.png?itok=xrniW3Gn 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-35-38.png?itok=xrniW3Gn 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-35-38.png?itok=xrniW3Gn 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-35-38.png?itok=3Y374DbC 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-35-38.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"535\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"0a36e866-c99d-4389-92d1-b6f0ae2b4068\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BES Index Ranking G20 Countries\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-34-59.png?itok=GigGwbcr\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-34-59.png?itok=GigGwbcr\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-34-59.png?itok=91L8qVzC 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-34-59.png?itok=91L8qVzC 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-34-59.png?itok=91L8qVzC 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-34-59.png?itok=91L8qVzC 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-34-59.png?itok=91L8qVzC 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-34-59.png?itok=GigGwbcr 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2020-10-14_08-34-59.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"97b034c9-60cd-42cd-a60d-20f2a967df5e\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Christian Mumenthaler, Swiss Re&#8217;s Group Chief Executive Officer, said: &#8220;This important piece of work provides a data-driven foundation for understanding the economic risks of deteriorating biodiversity and ecosystems. In turn, we can inform governmental decision-making to help improve ecosystem restoration and preservation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We can also support corporations and investors as they fortify themselves against environmental shocks. Armed with this information, we can also ensure the provision of stronger sustainable insurance services,&#8221; Mumenthaler said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One example Swiss Re said is that certain developing and developed countries were at risk for water scarcity issues, which could damage manufacturing sectors, properties, and supply chains. The domino effect of biodiversity loss could have on economies is catastrophic if nothing is done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifth Of Countries Worldwide At-Risk Of &#8220;Environmental Shocks&#8221; Collapsing Ecosystem\u00a0 A new report via insurance firm Swiss Re warns\u00a0that one-fifth of countries worldwide are at risk of their ecosystems collapsing because of a decline in biodiversity. The reinsurer said more than half of global GDP, equal to about $41.7 trillion, is highly dependent on &#8220;high-functioning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[72,1723,769,30458,4318],"class_list":["post-55331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economics","category-environment","tag-biodiversity","tag-ecosystem-collapse","tag-sustainability","tag-swiss-re","tag-zerohedge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55331"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55332,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55331\/revisions\/55332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}