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shēng wù duō yàng xìng
生物多样性
jiǎn shǎo
减少
duì
yà zhōu
亚洲
tài píng yáng
太平洋
jīng jì
经济
de
yǐng xiǎng
影响

Impact of Biodiversity Loss on the Economies of Asia and the Pacific
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dà zì rán大自然gěiwǒ men我们hěnduōzhòng yào重要bāng zhù帮助bǐ rú比如shí wù食物mù cái木材gān jìng干净deshuǐshòu fěn授粉bǎo hù保护hǎi àn海岸

Nature provides us with many important benefits, such as food, timber, clean water, pollination, and coastal protection.

zhè xiē这些zhǐ shì只是huán jìng环境wèn tí问题jīng jì经济yǒuhěnguān xì关系

These are not just environmental issues; they are also closely related to the economy.

yà zhōu亚洲tài píng yáng太平洋deshēng wù duō yàng xìng生物多样性zhèng zài正在kuài sù快速jiǎn shǎo减少hěn duō很多dì fāng地方yīn cǐ因此biàn dé变得gèngcuì ruò脆弱

Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific is rapidly decreasing, making many areas more vulnerable.

bǐ rú比如yìn dù印度detū jiù秃鹫yīn wèi因为yī zhǒng一种niú yào牛药dà liàng大量sǐ wáng死亡lā jī垃圾dòng wù动物shī tǐ尸体gèngnánbèiqīng lǐ清理réndesǐ wáng rén shù死亡人数zēng jiā增加le

For example, vultures in India have died in large numbers due to a cattle drug, making it harder to clean up garbage and animal carcasses, which has also increased human deaths.

dōng nán yà东南亚deshān hú珊瑚bái huà白化hǎi yáng海洋huán jìng环境biàn chà变差yǐng xiǎng影响leyī yì duō一亿多réndeshēng huó生活gōng zuò工作

Coral bleaching and the deterioration of the marine environment in Southeast Asia have affected the lives and livelihoods of over 100 million people.

shēng wù生物zhǒng lèi种类duōdeshí hòu时候yí gè一个wù zhǒng物种jiǎn shǎo减少yǐng xiǎng影响kě néng可能háitàidàndāngwù zhǒng物种yuè lái yuè越来越shǎoshēng tài xì tǒng生态系统jiùhuìgèngróng yì容易chūwèn tí问题jīng jì经济fēng xiǎn风险huìbiàngāo

When there are many species, the loss of one species may not have a big impact; but as species become fewer, ecosystems become more fragile and economic risks increase.

mǎ lái xī yà马来西亚yìn dù ní xī yà印度尼西亚děngguómiàn duì面对defēng xiǎn风险tè bié特别xīn jiā pō新加坡yǒuzhèlèifēng xiǎn风险

Countries like Malaysia and Indonesia face particularly high risks, and Singapore also has similar risks.

xiàn zài现在yī xiē一些dì fāng地方kāi shǐ开始yòngxīnbàn fǎ办法bǎo hù保护zì rán自然bǐ rú比如shēng wù duō yàng xìng生物多样性zhài quàn债券zhài wù债务huànzì rán自然bǎo hù保护hái yǒu还有gěinóng mín农民jiǎng lì奖励ràngtā men他们bǎo hù保护tǔ dì土地shēng tài生态

Some places are now using new methods to protect nature, such as biodiversity bonds, debt-for-nature swaps, and rewarding farmers to protect land and ecosystems.

bǎo hù保护zì rán自然zhǐ shì只是bǎo hù保护huán jìng环境shìbǎo hù保护wèi lái未来dejīng jì经济shēng huó生活

Protecting nature is not only about protecting the environment but also about safeguarding the future economy and livelihoods.

By Stefano Giglio Yale University, New Haven Joachim Rillo Yale University, New Haven Johannes Stroebel New York University, New York / 360info|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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