JNCC’s Global Impacts Programme is examining the
links between the UK economy and global biodiversity. Based on a
set of thematic studies of imported commodities (biofuels, food and
forestry products) and UK foreign investment, JNCC is building a
picture of these links in terms of both key trade and investment
partners and the global ecosystems that support our economy.
To draw attention to the trade and investment
links between the UK economy and global biodiversity, JNCC hosted
an event at the London Stock Exchange on 28 January. Attended by
over 40 representatives from a range of organisations, the event
highlighted current and future JNCC work in this area. It also
stressed the responsibility and roles of the UK government in
recognising our dependence on overseas ecosystems for food and
fuel, the potential effects on ecosystems, and the responsibilities
of UK corporations operating around the world.
During a period when global food and fuel
security is creating increased pressure for land-use change, much
of it in areas of high biodiversity value, there is a clear need to
identify where and how these pressures will arise and the roles and
responsibilities of the UK economy, government and business. The
JNCC programme is designed to contribute to this horizon scanning
exercise, identifying where the impacts of UK economic growth may
fall in the wider world.
Tony Weighell
UK Global Impacts
Tel: +44 (0) 1733 866902
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