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.

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.

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

The wealthiest 300 people have greater riches than the three billion poorest. The three wealthiest people have greater riches than the 48 poorest countries put together. With only limited environmental space to accommodate the expected 9 billion human inhabitants of the world by 2050, such disparities in consumption are clearly not sustainable

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

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