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Forests, finance, and the future: economic risks of nature loss

2025/5/22
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Elias Albagli
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Jessica Dempsey
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Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva
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Pablo Pacheco
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Pablo Pacheco: 森林维持着地球上的生命，提供多种功能，包括调节气候、水文流动、为物种提供栖息地、促进生物多样性保护、为人们提供生计，并提供维持经济增长的材料和服务。森林在气候方面发挥着重要的双重作用，它们吸收和储存碳，是碳汇，但当它们被砍伐或焚烧时，也会释放碳。森林在调节当地和区域温度方面发挥着关键作用，影响降水水平和温度，进而影响农业生产。森林是6000万土著人民的家园，4亿人依赖森林，16亿人依赖森林的收入、食物和材料。森林砍伐会加剧气候影响，导致更长的旱季和干旱，使森林更容易发生火灾。经济是基于短期利润和资产建设，而满足世界需求的农业扩张主要发生在热带地区。国内市场在热带地区非常重要，可能是森林砍伐的主要诱因。在考虑解决方案时，我们不仅要考虑来自消费国的解决方案，还要考虑来自生产国的解决方案。新的科学表明，森林砍伐的影响可能不是线性的，可能存在临界点，例如亚马逊，如果失去20%到25%的森林，系统可能会崩溃。

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Contributor(s): Elias Albagli, Elena Almeida, Jessica Dempsey, Pablo Pacheco, Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva | This event will delve into the intricate links between forest ecosystems and global economic systems, highlighting how nature degradation affects the economy and financial system. Through the lens of deforestation as a primary driver of nature degradation, we will explore both the economic and social dimensions of forest ecosystem disruption. The presentation will showcase the economic and financial risks associated with deforestation, analysing key transmission channels such as supply chains, trade, and international governance, and discuss the persistent economic pressures and governance challenges that perpetuate forest loss.