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Environmentalists Link Nature Protection to Economic Survival

Original: 💸🫁 “Try holding your breath while you count your money.” The economy depends on nature: healthy soil, clean water, polli

Environmental advocates are pushing the message that the economy fundamentally depends on healthy ecosystems — fertile soil, clean water, pollinators, forests and biodiversity. Using the image of a banker told to hold their breath while counting money, they argue that protecting the environment is not a cost or a luxury but a precondition for economic wellbeing, and are calling for a future where conservation and prosperity are pursued together.

Why now: The vivid analogy that nature underpins economic wellbeing is resonating as climate and biodiversity concerns grow.

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• 💸🫁 “Try holding your breath while you count your money.” The economy depends on nature: healthy soil, clean water, pollinators, forests and biodiversity. Protecting the environment isn’t separate from economic wellbeing, it helps sustain it. 🌍🌱 Let’s build a future where… · Abelvicent · 88

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