Category Archives: Dieter Helm

Earthwatch Natural Capital debate today: Does nature come with a price tag?

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Miles King

It’s going to be the warmest day of the year so far (at least down here) so of course rather than go and enjoy the fantastic nature that a beautiful spring day in Dorset has to offer, I’m getting on … Continue reading →

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Food or Floods?

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Miles King

So much has been written about the recent flooding, that I have resisted the temptation to jump in with size 12 boots; not least because, so far, we have escaped the worst of it in the south-west. However, I read … Continue reading →

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Ecosystem Services for whom?

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Miles King

Ecosystem Services – the idea that we benefit from goods and services provided for free by nature. To be frank, the phrase is ugly. It’s ugly language to use to describe so much beauty – Nature; the bringer of joy, … Continue reading →

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Natural Capital debate: Helm rebutts Monbiot, misses target

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Miles King

As today’s opening of The World Forum on Natural Capital runs into a spot of bother over the antics of some of the Corporations who are promoting it, last week saw a scintillating debate about Natural Capital, between two crusty … Continue reading →

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