Resources database

‘We need a breakthrough deal on biodiversity’: Can Montreal summit deliver for nature?

(The Guardian 2022)

An op-ed exploring the lack of progress on biodiversity targets in the last 12 years and what needs to happen at COP15 in Montreal.

10 key takeaways from COP27 on nature’s critical role

(World Economic Forum 2022)

An insight exploring the top takeaways on how nature was a standout topic at COP27 – including, for example, the calls on structural reform of finance for nature and climate, strong signs of political will on tackling…

2023: A watershed year for action on deforestation

(Global Canopy, February 2023)

The launch of the ninth Forest 500 report by Global Canopy, showing that 201 (40%) of the companies and financial institutions with the most exposure to and influence on tropical deforestation still haven’t set one single…

5 nature-positive trends to watch out for in 2023

(World Economic Forum, January 2023)

An insight exploring five key nature-positive trends that are likely to develop during the course of 2023.

50% of the global economy is under threat from biodiversity loss

(World Economic Forum, February 2023)

An insight exploring the most up-to-date figures on the threat to the global economy from biodiversity loss, including the fact that more than a million species are now threatened with extinction, and as much as 40% of the…

7 reasons our planet might not be doomed after all

(Vox News, 2022)

This insight looks at seven reasons to be optimistic about the effort to conserve the world’s biodiversity, including the lack of coverage of restoration success stories and the increase in tools being developed to track plants and…

A "Silent Spring" for the Financial System? Exploring Biodiversity-Related Financial Risks in France

Banque de France (August 2021)

A paper exploring the links between biodiversity loss and financial instability in France.

A Guideline on the use of Deforestation Risk Mitigation Solutions for Financial Institutions

Sustainable Finance Platform’s Biodiversity Working Group (October 2020)

This report “aims to provide financial institutions around the globe with actionable steps and specific services to analyze and mitigate their impact on…

A Plan for People and Planet

ESG Investor (September 2022)

This insight introduces and explains nature-based climate solutions and nature-based carbon credits, and introduces the new interactive dashboard NUS has built can estimate how much carbon a given area can sequester and what return…

A quarter of Africa’s GDP is dependent on nature; it must be managed responsibly

Mail & Guardian (March 2022)

‘We depend on nature for food and water, for our health, and also for our economic wellbeing. Every business at some level depends on resources drawn from nature, such as crops, fish, timber, fibre, or rare earth elements,…

A Route-Map Outlining How European and Global Sustainability Standards for Corporate Reporting Can and Will Converge

Reuters Foundation (May 2022)

A briefing which explores the intersections between the existing European ESG standards and the emerging global ESG standards and initiatives.

A typology of risk to increase investment in Indigenous and community-led landscapes

UNEP-FI (June 2022)

This insight announces the launch of a piece of work developing a typology of risks to increase investment in indigenous and community-led landscapes. It highlights that community-managed landscapes are often the most effective protectors of…