We began the project with an interim report, which quickly pulled together a lot of information that had been collected on the subject by many, many researchers. And amongst our compiled results was the startling revelation that, in fact, we were losing natural capital -- the benefits that flow from nature to us.
我们从一篇中期报告着手， 里面汇集了 许多研究者搜集的 关于生态系统与生物多样性经济话题的信息。 我们从汇集的资料中 发现了这么一个让人惊讶的事实-- 自然资产正在逐渐流失 --而这资产正是大自然馈赠给我们的。