BBC News reports that Thailand's economy has contracted sharply in the last three months of 2011. This is after some of the worst flooding on record in Thailand which disrupted the levels of manufacturing.
"Gross domestic product declined by 9% in the three months to December compared to a year earlier, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) said. Compared to the previous three months, the economy contracted by 10.7%. The floods killed more than 700 people and affected two-thirds of the country".
Natural capital and how it underpins GDP - this is a key example of negative impact on lives and communities.
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