By 2030, job creation related to nature-based solutions and other nature-positive urban development practices has the potential to result in more than 59 million new jobs. Investments into sustainable transport infrastructure alone could result in 21.6 million new jobs by 2030.
Potential job creation from nature-based solutions and nature-positive urban development in cities worldwide by 2030
(in 1,000s)
The source defines "Nature based solutions” as actions taken to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems that provide the same infrastructure services as human-engineered grey infrastructure.
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World Economic Forum. (February 8, 2022). Potential job creation from nature-based solutions and nature-positive urban development in cities worldwide by 2030 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302862/worldwide-nature-positive-urban-development-job-growth-outlook/
World Economic Forum. "Potential job creation from nature-based solutions and nature-positive urban development in cities worldwide by 2030 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302862/worldwide-nature-positive-urban-development-job-growth-outlook/
World Economic Forum. (2022). Potential job creation from nature-based solutions and nature-positive urban development in cities worldwide by 2030 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302862/worldwide-nature-positive-urban-development-job-growth-outlook/
World Economic Forum. "Potential Job Creation from Nature-based Solutions and Nature-positive Urban Development in Cities Worldwide by 2030 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302862/worldwide-nature-positive-urban-development-job-growth-outlook/
World Economic Forum, Potential job creation from nature-based solutions and nature-positive urban development in cities worldwide by 2030 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302862/worldwide-nature-positive-urban-development-job-growth-outlook/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
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