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The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework launched by UN Biodiversity in 2022, encourages governments, companies & investors to publish data on their nature-related risks, dependencies & impacts. As the dominant positioning of Education for Sustainable Development Goals presents biodiversity in anthropocentric instrumental terms inadequate for addressing ecosystem decline, in our article with Dr. Alice C. Hughes Scarlett Zhang Engelbert Fellinger Dr Simon Smith Mike Russell Les Tickner we support transformative ecopedagogy & ecoliteracy in business education. Using comparative case studies from Northumbria University, Newcastle University Business School The University of Hong Kong & Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences we illustrate how #business #education can address #biodiversity loss, providing theoretical guidance & practical recommendations to academic practitioners & future business leaders.

Where can our our year-long research project on biodiversity credits with PJ Stephenson add most value? We want to help businesses engage meaningfully with voluntary biodiversity credits that make a positive, material difference for #biodiversity. The space is already crowded: - The Biodiversity Credit Alliance is working hard on many aspects, and is funded by UN Environment Programme, UNDP and Sida; - The International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits is a powerful mechanism to gain political traction; - The World Economic Forum has a biodiversity credit initiative which is producing solid research and even has an auction planned for businesses Nature Finance is producing lots of helpful research - WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development is a powerful convenor of businesses… … the list continues We hope to help businesses navigate this space most efficiently for the greatest possible impact. We are motivated to do the most good possible. 👉 Where do you see the biggest gap or blind spot in this landscape? Where can University of Lausanne - UNIL and IMD add the most value? We’re up for input! As we actively outreach to many people these days, I thought I’d ask the wider crowd on LInkedIn as well! Enterprise for Society Center (E4S), Edoardo Chiarotti, Bruno Sassi, Mariana Sarmiento, Alessandro Valentini, Kate Terriere... https://lnkd.in/eGYqM-Dj

📣 Are you eager to advance your studies in biodiversity? Or are you looking to upskill and stay ahead in environmental sustainability? We invite you to join our exclusive webinar and explore the exciting opportunities offered by our Master of Applied Science in Biodiversity Management programme. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gGj5AMVe Programme Highlights: 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Blend online study with on-campus block sessions for a dynamic educational experience. 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡: Drive industry and community impact through research, fostering real-world solutions. 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Partner with industry for practical experience, preparing for a successful career in biodiversity management. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Learn from a national network of industry leaders and scientists across New Zealand. 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Fuse Western and Māori perspectives, fostering innovation through Indigenous knowledge and scientific expertise. Don't miss this chance to elevate your expertise and make a meaningful impact on our planet's future! hashtag #unitecnz hashtag #BiodiversityManagement hashtag #EnvironmentalSustainability hashtag #AppliedScience hashtag #Webinar #FlexibleLearning #IndustryImpact #HandsOnTraining #ExpertCollaboration #CulturalIntegration #IndigenousKnowledge #SustainabilityEducation #FutureLeaders

#Biodiversitycredits - an elusive concept to pin down and even more so the potential effects for #biodiversity #conservation of such an #economic instrument. Nevertheless - do read and comment the new preprint we have out, thanks in particular to a great effort by lead author Sven Wunder.

🌎 Exciting News for Corporate and Financial Institutions! I’m thrilled to share key insights from the newly launched Multi-Tool Study: Assessment of the Biodiversity Impacts and Dependencies of Globally Listed Companies from Finance for Biodiversity. This report highlights the urgent need for businesses to integrate biodiversity considerations into their strategies. Here are some of the standout findings: 1. Impact Assessment: Companies increasingly recognise their biodiversity footprints, yet many still need comprehensive assessment tools to fully understand their impacts. 2. Biodiversity Dependencies: The report reveals that a staggering percentage of listed companies depend on healthy ecosystems for their operations, making biodiversity a critical factor for long-term sustainability. 3. Tools and Frameworks: A range of innovative tools are highlighted, designed to help businesses effectively evaluate and mitigate their biodiversity risks. 4. Call to Action: This is a pivotal moment for corporate responsibility. Companies must safeguard biodiversity and enhance their resilience against ecological decline. As a consultancy specializing in biodiversity for corporate and financial institutions, we are committed to helping businesses navigate these complexities and leverage their strategies for a sustainable future. Let’s collaborate to make a positive impact! Read the full report here:  https://lnkd.in/e79knVnf #Biodiversity #Sustainability #CorporateResponsibility #FinanceForBiodiversity #EcologicalImpact #SustainableBusiness #Consultancy #BiodiversityStrategy #EnvironmentalImpact

🌏 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗠-𝗚𝗕𝗙 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 🌏 🎯 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝟏𝟗: 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 $𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 $𝟑𝟎 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🤔 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐲? The main focus of this target is increasing the amount of financial resources for the implementation of national biodiversity strategies and actions to $200 billion per year by 2030. To accomplish this, the target sets a number of distinct elements: 🌿 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 – The resources mobilized for implementing national biodiversity strategies and action plans should come from all sources. This includes domestic, international, public and private  sources. 🌿 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 – Bearing in mind the time frame covered by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the resources to support its implementation need to be made available in a time and manner that they can effectively used by Parties. This element of the target links to the final element of the target calling for the effectiveness, efficiency and transparency of resource provision and use to be enhanced. 🌿 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 – The target specifies that international financial resources provided by developed countries, and countries that voluntarily assume obligations of developed country Parties, and  to developing countries, should be increased. By 2025 these funds should reach $20 billion per year, and by 2030 they should reach $30 billion per year. Official development assistance is identified in the target as one means of accomplshing this. The target further specifies the need to pay particular attention to the needs of the least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as countries with economies in transition, 🌿 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – The target calls for domestic resource mobilization to increase signigantly and specifies that this increase can be facilitated through the preparation and implementation of national biodiversity finance plans or similar instruments 🌿 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 – The target identifies different mechanisms through which the private sector could contribute to the implementation of national biodiversity strategies and actions. These include blended finance, developing funding strategies, impact funds and other instruments that encourage private sector involvement. [Contd. in the comments] UN Biodiversity | UNEP-WCMC | UN Environment Programme

I am proud to have participated in this journey, as co-author of the report and as co-manager leading it to its accomplishment. It was challenging on many levels, but I've learnt a lot and it was so much rewarding in the end. Most of all, I am grateful to the wonderful team I've got to work with, Alessandro Galli, @Nike Sommerwerk, and Sampo Pihlainen, for the dedication each one of us put into the work, the great collaboration we built, and the support we gave each other. I'd also like to thank you Janica Borg and Frank Wugt Larsen at European Environment Agency for their guidance and valuable comments throughout the process. Finally, a great thank you is due to Claudia N. and Thorjørn Larssen at EEA - European Topic Centres on Biodiversity and Ecosystems (ETC BE) for their constant support at multiple levels. The report is accessible here: https://lnkd.in/dPnMwBVc Starting from the premises that– despite international agreements - progress in halting and reversing biodiversity loss remains limited, the report emphasizes the need to address deeper societal drivers to achieve the EU’s 2030 biodiversity goals and ensure Europe's ecosystems are on the path to recovery and sustainability. We conducted an in-depth inquiry into the underlying societal factors that either hinder or enable efforts to reverse biodiversity loss and change, specifically focusing on the cultural, psychological and behavioral aspects of human individuals and self-organizing collectives, and also touching upon the role of institutional interventions to influence and support the opportunities for a systemic change. 8 key societal barriers are identified as they promote a disconnection between societal needs and environmental sustainability. Then, 5 overarching levers and 7 actionable factors of success are preliminarily formalized to be able to overcome the barriers and trigger a transformative change in the society. Ultimately, the report aims at stimulating further research and discussion in this field and wants to inspire a new approach towards addressing the biodiversity crisis we are facing.

Great to see research institutions address the gap between green financing and measurable biodiversity outcomes and gains. However, two points. 1) Industry made this link years ago, certainly #AtkinsRéalis did, so hopefully more of those experts will be involved in further work. Looks like a long list of universities and not engineering firms as collaborators for this funding. 2) On the whole, companies want to do better but they have to fund work to benefit biodiversity and also adhere to cutting carbon and adapting to a changing climate. This work doesn't seem to include carbon accounting, although it is implied. It would be extremely useful to companies if they could quantitatively show that green financing is increasing biodiversity and cutting their carbon emissions as well as increasing their adaptation to climate change, all in one tool. Got to dream big to achieve those hard to reach goals! Anyone have thoughts on this please share, would be great to read as I slowly approach the end of my maternity leave. :) #climateadaptation #biodiversity #greenfinancing

👉 In a new report from the European Topic Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystems (ETC BE), a group of experts has investigated societal aspects of biodiversity loss.   📢 The need to address the human drivers of biodiversity loss is gaining increasing recognition and was emphasized, among other messages, at the recent @CBD COP16. − A clear message is emerging from a multitude of studies: Effectively halting and reversing biodiversity loss requires transformative changes in our consumption and production patterns, says @Alessandro Galli, lead author of the report.   ❓ But what societal factors influence human needs and wants, and how do these desires shape our current consumption and production?   − In this new report, we propose seven potential success factors that, if further investigated and leveraged, could help overcome these barriers. I hope our findings help bridge knowledge gaps and inspire further research and discussion toward shaping a new approach to addressing the biodiversity crisis, Galli adds.   🎯 The ETC BE report highlights the fact that a bottom-up mechanism of behavioral change is possible and achievable. − For that to happen, we need to understand the societal barriers that hinder behavioral change. This will enable us to identify and put in motion the factors that allow to overcome the same barriers, says @Serena Mancini, research scientist at Global Footprint Network and co-author of the report. 🌿 By analyzing real-life situations where a change towards perceiving and valuing nature differently actually happened, the research group made a first attempt at identifying actionable factors of success, which can support actions to ensure Europe’s biodiversity is on a path to recovery by 2030.   − We explored which factors encouraged people to change their behavior, which socio-economic, political, and cultural factors had the power to influence their choices and lifestyles, Mancini says.    🏛️ Structural interventions from the institutional level are also necessary for change to happen.   − Policies that take into consideration enabling factors and conditions for success can effectively support and influence a behavioral change, which, in turn, can ultimately trigger societal transformative change − to restore and protect the ecosystems and biodiversity in which we as humans live and thrive, Mancini says.   🔑 Key findings are also expected to offer the civil society with useful insights and material in support of awareness campaigns and educational activities.   The coordination team at The Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) thanks the report team Alessandro Galli; Maria Serena Mancini; Global Footprint Network; Nike Sommerwerk; Fresh Thoughts Consulting GmbH; Sampo Pihlainen, Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) - Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke); #ETCBE European Environment Agency

Interesting new report from the #EuropeanTopicCentre exploring the societal factors that either hinder or enable efforts to reverse biodiversity loss. It explores societal barriers, but more importantly outlines transformative levers – including proposing seven actionable success factors... This is very relevant to our #PublicEngagement and #transformation activities in the EU FutureLakes and MERLIN projects Julia Szulecka, Ifigenia Kagalou, Sacha de Rijk, Sebastian Birk, Alhassan Ibrahim