How to fix Nature and avoid human misery: UN report

A UN report on biodiversity says up to a million species face extinction, in part owing to the number of people in the world and their growing ability to consume

Revamping global food production, retooling the financial sector, moving beyond GDP as a measure of progress and other "transformative changes" are needed to save Nature and ourselves, a major UN biodiversity report is set to conclude.

Delegates from 130 nations wrap up week-long negotiations in Paris Saturday on the executive summary of a 1,800-page tome authored by 400 scientists, the first UN global assessment of the state of Nature -- and its impact on humanity -- in 15 years.