Evaluators of nature

The need to be sure

The insurance market can become an invaluable weapon to protect the environment against errant industrial units

"Environmental breakfasts" in mega-hotels

Big business in Germany more than in any other country. But how delighted should an environmentalist be with this development?

Valuing the environment

Figuring out natural costs

Many economists now argue that nature cannot be the provider of a perpetual free lunch. It's time to account for natural resource degradation …