With over USD 60 trillion of new infrastructure planned in the next 20 years, how can nature thrive among the concrete, asks Sophus zu Ermgassen in this guest blog. The UN SDGs outline humanity’s vision to deliver social and economic prosperity for all, without harming non-human life on Earth. As part of this vision, we have committed to rapidly expanding the world’s infrastructure (i.e. transport, energy, telecommunications and residential) networks, which can in the right circumstances be a key driver of economic development, poverty alleviation and prosperity. Read more. |