Policymakers must recognize global economic risks posed by ecosystem 'tipping points,' says report

The collapse of key ecosystems would severely harm the global economy, researchers have warned. Researchers from UCL's Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) and the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter reviewed the likely impacts of "ecosystem tipping points" such as the dieback of the Amazon rainforest, tropical peatland collapse and widespread die-off of coral reefs.