Nature is our biggest ally in poverty reduction and achieving human welfare

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.

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

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

Nature is our biggest ally in poverty reduction and achieving human welfare

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.

The US is responsible for 25 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. It should take responsibility for leading the way.