Investing in Natural Capital for a Sustainable Future in the Greater Mekong Subregion

dc.contributor.author	Asian Development Bank
dc.coverage.spatial	Asia and the Pacific
dc.date.accessioned	2016-10-11T19:56:58Z
dc.date.available	2016-10-11T19:56:58Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.isbn	978-92-9257-145-0
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/7471
dc.description	Natural capital has been a key contributor to the subregion’s rapid economic growth over the past 3 decades or so. However, the subregion’s key natural capital stocks are in a state of decline. This is evident by the degradation of arable land
dc.description	considerable losses in forests, wetlands, and mangroves
dc.description	and many species of fauna and flora becoming endangered or even extinct. The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is poised to continue developing at a significant pace.
dc.language	English
dc.rights	Public	en_US
dc.subject	Natural capital
dc.subject	socioeconomic development
dc.subject	food security
dc.subject	water security
dc.subject.classification	Resource Efficiency
dc.subject.classification	Ecosystem Management
dc.title	Investing in Natural Capital for a Sustainable Future in the Greater Mekong Subregion
dc.type	Reports, Books and Booklets	en_US
wd.identifier.old-id	11893
wd.identifier.uneplive	1
wd.identifier.sdg	SDG 14 - Life Below Water
wd.identifier.sdg	SDG 15 - Life on Land
wd.identifier.sdgio	http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048
wd.identifier.sdgio	http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000049