For decades, work on nature has been the domain of conservationists, ecologists and development agencies. Yet, today, the degradation of our ecosystems is increasingly recognized as an economic, public health and national security priority. A recent national security assessment by the British government outlines how environmental degradation may disrupt food, water, health and supply chains, and trigger wider geopolitical instability. A recently released assessment by IPBES details how economies are being undermined by the rapid deterioration of natural capital. But what impact will nature loss in Asia and the Pacific have on a country half way across the world? In this episode of the Nature Pledge, we speak to the UK's FCDO on the growing awareness of the multidimensional threat posed by nature loss in SE Asia, and what the UK and its partners in the region are doing about it.

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