For less than £5 a day per person, governments could help protect fragile and economically vital ecosystems and boost efforts to conserve global biodiversity, researchers say.
The introduction of a conservation basic income (CBI) – unconditional cash payments given to people living in protected areas or alongside at-risk species – of $5.50 (around £4.40) per day to people who live in protected areas in low- and middle-income countries would cost around £380 billion a year.
Fossil fuels and other industries harmful to the environment receive around £400 billion a year in government subsidies, the team says.Basic income The CBI concept is […]
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