http://www.gwm-tv.com - The Brazilian government is one of the keenest in the world to take the economic value of nature into account in policy-making, according to UN-backed analysis.
Leaders in the South American nation have been most eager to use the findings of the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity project in the country's governance.
Forestry minister, Braulio Dias, said they were looking to the results of the three-year project to understand the implications of loss of biodiversity, and the potential return on investment in terms of biodiversity conservation.