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The adoption of the new
Global Biodiversity Framework is an opportunity
for societies, businesses and policy makers to
rethink, reduce and reverse their impacts on
nature. Clear goals have been set to conserve and
restore 30% of land worldwide by 2030. The World
Climate Foundation is ready and strongly
positioned to help businesses, governments and
civil society to implement the Framework through
our World Biodiversity
Network.
Achieving the 23 Targets
of the Global Biodiversity Framework will
require structured top-down and bottom-up
consolidated action. Strong political commitments
are needed to oversee and achieve national
biodiversity strategies and action plans while
public and private financing must align with the
goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework - as
outlined in Target 14. Transparent reporting on
nature impacts, as specified in Target 15, will
also be essential.
Many existing national
policies resonate with the ambitious targets and
objectives of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
One good example is the European Green Deal that
includes the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030,
regulation on deforestation-free supply chains and
a global agreement on plastics aiming to support
the global shift towards a circular
economy.
These policies serve as
the foundation for businesses and society to
achieve a dual positive impact on climate and
nature. We support these policies and engage with
policymakers, such as the EU
Commission through World Biodiversity
Summit to highlight the best available policies
for guiding businesses towards a nature-positive
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Although
challenges remain in achieving a nature-positive
economy, some businesses have made progress in
integrating climate and Nature-based Solutions
into their operations. For example, the renewable
energy sector is exploring ways to improve and
restore nature around photovoltaic fields with
agrivoltaic systems. This
trend demonstrates that a positive impact on
biodiversity can be achieved at the local level,
setting an example for industries to
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Watch
the interview with Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director
General of the Environmental Department
of the EU Commission, who shared plans of the
EU for reaching Global Biodiversity Framework
goals and the European Green Deal at World
Biodiversity Summit in Montreal last
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The World Climate
Foundation's efforts to facilitate knowledge
exchange across sectors are aimed at scaling this
impact to a global level. Through our
international biodiversity platforms, we engage
industry players in alliances to promote this
cause.
Many of our
partners have demonstrated significant
progress and willingness in supporting natural
capital and the Global Biodiversity Framework in
their particular fields during COP15 and World
Biodiversity Summit.
To halt and reverse
the global biodiversity loss, we must
fundamentally rethink our relationship with nature
and transform our economic models and market
systems. Through the World Biodiversity
Network, we provide advisory support to our
partners to adopt and implement the necessary
reporting on the impact on biodiversity alongside
their supply chains and
portfolios. | |
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World Biodiversity Network
is the world’s first cross-sectoral,
partnership-driven network focused on
biodiversity. It brings together corporate,
financial, institutional and media leaders, as
well as governments and policymakers to catalyse
the necessary partnership-driven solutions to
achieve the goals of the new Global Biodiversity
Framework.
Partners and members of the
Network will have access to our network consists
of government officials, policymakers, businesses,
asset owners and managers.
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Greening
Food Systems Will Help the COP15 Nature Deal
Grow
Top UN biodiversity
officials say transforming agriculture to better
protect ecosystems and poor farmers will be
difficult but offers plenty of opportunities if
done right.
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The Critical Role ASEAN
and the EU play in restoring
biodiversity
The restoration effort by ASEAN
initiatives and proposed Nature Restoration Law
by the European Commission sheds light on the
possibility of both parties contributing to the
30x30 target of the new Global Biodiversity
Framework.
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The
New Generation of Hydropower Dams Let Fish Swim
Straight Through
Redesigned turbines are solving the
problem that has long plagued hydroelectric
dams, churning out green energy while leaving
fish unharmed.
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UN
Ocean Treaty Talks Resume With Goal to Save
Biodiversity
United Nations members gathered
Monday in New York to resume efforts to forge a
long-awaited and elusive treaty to safeguard the
world’s marine biodiversity.
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Investors Channel
Funds to Safeguard
Biodiversity
We need to and want to fund
biodiversity initiatives. Yet it is difficult to
find a way that is both scientifically and
financially strong for investors.
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Regenerative
Agriculture as the Key to Future Food
Resilience
Video interview with
Owen Bethell, Environmental Impact Lead Global
Public Affairs at Nestlé, where he elaborates on
the role that regenerative agriculture plays in
future food security.
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Becoming an Example
of a Nature-Conscious Business: Integrating
Nature and the Economy
Emilio Tejedor, Head of
Environment and Quality at Iberdrola, explains
how Iberdrola is committed to supporting the
implementation of the new Global Biodiversity
Framework in the interview with the World
Climate Foundation.
Watch the
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Biodiversity and
Clean Water Are at the Heart of Quality
Brewing
In this video interview,
Andre Fourie, Global VP: Sustainability
at AB InBev, shares how the company
contributes to the protection and restoration of
biodiversity in its operations and value
chain.
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mission is to facilitate the transition to a
clean and net-zero economy through cross-sector
dialogue, inspirational partnerships, and
investments in sustainable solutions. Our vision
is a decade from 2020 to 2030 where climate and
sustainability commitments are transformed via
actions into impact that align with the required
outcomes of the Paris Agreement on Climate
Change and the Sustainable Development
Goals.
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