The study Valuing, restoring and managing presumed drylands: Cerrado, Miombo–Mopane woodlands and the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau confirms the existence of 1 075 million hectares of presumed drylands that are under threat from unsustainable use and climate change. This is in addition to the 6.1 billion hectares...
To accelerate the renewable energy transition, IUCN and The Biodiversity Consultancy have developed a framework to help investors conduct early screening for biodiversity risks in the early planning and design phase of solar and wind projects. This step is critical for avoiding biodiversity impacts....
A new World Bank Group (WBG) report ‘Mobilizing Private Finance for Nature’ looks at the current state of play for private finance for biodiversity and ecosystem services. The report argues that the financial sector, has a critical role to play in addressing the global biodiversity...
The Capitals Coalition, a global collaboration redefining value to transform decision-making, has launched its first annual update that presents the aspirations, successes and lessons learnt from this 2020. Called Our Value Report 2020, the document is intended for readers who are new to the Capitals...
Nature‘s next stewards: Why central bankers need to take action on biodiversity risk A new report by WWF highlights the urgency for central banks and financial supervisors to act on the risk of unprecedented nature loss. With biodiversity loss not only compounding climate-related risks but a...
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat has released the first official draft of a new global biodiversity framework to guide actions worldwide through 2030 to preserve and protect nature and its essential services to people. The framework includes 21 targets for 2030 that...
The new report by WWF Assessing portfolio impacts: Tools to measure biodiversity and SDG footprints of financial portfolios analyses emerging tools that quantify portfolio ESG impacts and generate information useful for investor decision-making. Using a number of new tools, investors can now assess the impacts...
This publication is the result of the consensual decision among members of CONAMA's Technical Committee 6 (CT6) on “The future of climate and nature-related risks and their financial impact” –coordinated by members of CONAMA technical team and the coordinators of the Natural Capital Factory– to...
The Study Group on Biodiversity and Financial Stability established by the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) and the Network for Sustainable Financial Policy Insights, Research, and Exchange (INSPIRE) has published a vision paper entitled “Biodiversity and financial stability: exploring the case for action.”...
In December 2020, 50 of the world’s leading biodiversity and climate experts, selected by a 12-person Scientific Steering Committee assembled by IPBES and IPCC, participated in a four-day virtual workshop to examine the synergies and trade-offs between biodiversity protection and climate change mitigation and adaptation....
