From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, Nature provides the 'natural services' that keep the economy going

The coming week in The Hague may prove to be one of the most important in the three-and-a-half-billion year history of life on earth.

Nature is not a drag on growth - its protection is an unavoidable prerequisite for sustaining economic development.

Martin's Monsanto poem holds devastating power. I heard the first public reading at the Resurgence Festival of well-being in London. It brought truth with clarity, not least with a kind of conviction and passion that is all too rare

We are developing all sorts of technologies based on what we have learnt from birds, animals and soils. Pollination is worth £billions. But it also highlights how nature is so interconnected.

A broad and joined-up approach is needed if we are to match human demands with the capacity of the planet

We have lost sight of the dependence we have on nature in economics