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RegIonAL InItIAtIves<br />

to sustAIn nAtuRAL<br />

CAPItAL<br />

As Asia and <strong>the</strong> Pacific continues its rapid<br />

economic growth, a key challenge for <strong>the</strong> region<br />

is to find <strong>the</strong> green economy pathways that<br />

will support fur<strong>the</strong>r improvements in human<br />

development, without dramatically increasing<br />

its Ecological <strong>Footprint</strong>. To do so, it will be<br />

important for nations to maintain natural<br />

capital in order to safeguard biocapacity and<br />

<strong>the</strong> continued flow of ecosystem services that<br />

underpin human welfare.

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