Home » PublicationsGuidance on the identification and assessment of nature-related issues: the LEAP approach Last updated August 2023 Categories Additional Guidance Version Version v1.0 September 2023 This document provides guidance on the integrated approach that TNFD has developed for the identification and assessment of nature-related issues, called the LEAP approach. It is designed for use by organisations of all sizes and across all sectors and geographies. This approach aims to help organisations conduct the due diligence necessary to inform disclosure statements aligned with the TNFD recommendations, but it is also useful for other organisations looking to identify and assess their nature-related issues, regardless of their formal disclosure requirements. This document provides detailed guidance on the four phases of the LEAP approach designed to be used by an assessment team in an organisation: Locate, Evaluate, Assess and Prepare. Guidance to help you: Scope your assessment Locate your interface with nature Evaluate your dependencies and impacts on nature Assess your nature-related risks and opportunities Prepare to respond to nature-related risks and opportunities and to report on your material nature-related issues. Annexes cover: TNFD suggested assessment metrics State of nature measurement Valuation of dependencies and impacts Risk assessment methods Links between targets in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and areas for taggets under TNFD Key outcomes An understanding of how to identify and assess nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities Ready to disclose in line with the TNFD recommendations. Related publications Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Recommendations Guidance on engagement with Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities and affected stakeholders Getting started with adoption of the TNFD Recommendations Discussion paper on proposed sector disclosure metrics Guidance on biomes Discussion paper on proposed approach to value chains Guidance on scenario analysis Glossary Findings of a high-level scoping study exploring the case for a global nature-related public data facility Related webinars The LEAP Approach – Assess for Financial Institutions March 6, 2023 (Updated: September 18, 2023) This webinar discusses the Assess phase of TNFD’s LEAP Approach for Financial Institutions including risk and opportunity identification, existing and additional risk mitigation and management, and risk and opportunity... The LEAP Approach – Locate + Evaluate September 26, 2022 (Updated: September 15, 2023) This webinar discusses the first two sections of the LEAP Approach, Locate and Evaluate. It includes a comprehensive overview of scoping, prioritizing locations, and using available data sets to understand the state of nature and...