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Biodiversity is a solution to great challenges, from climate change to poverty to food security. How does business impact biodiversity?
Nature & Biodiversity
Nature and biodiversity are inseparable. Nature refers to the living and non-living systems that sustain life on Earth, from forests and oceans to soil and climate. Biodiversity describes the variety and richness of that life: the millions of species, genes, and ecosystems that together form the web of life we all depend on.
When biodiversity declines, nature’s systems falter. Pollination slows, water purification weakens, and natural buffers against disease and extreme weather disappear. These losses create risks for people and businesses alike, affecting supply chains, food systems, and entire economies. But when nature thrives, societies and economies thrive too.
Businesses can play a vital role in protecting and restoring biodiversity. Many are beginning to understand their organizations’ relationships with nature, take action to restore ecosystems by investing in nature-based solutions, and integrate nature and biodiversity into their organizational strategy.
NBS supports this journey by providing research, tools, and practical examples to help organizations take meaningful action. This page aims to help you navigate our resources by connecting articles to key questions — taking you on a knowledge journey through nature and biodiversity in the business context.
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Nature and Biodiversity Basics
Get a clear grounding in key concepts of nature, biodiversity, and sustainability, and understand why biodiversity has become a defining issue for organizations today.
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This article makes it easy to understand what biodiversity is and why it's so important, by providing a simple and visual definition.
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Every business can take action on environmental sustainability. Learn how to make your impact on the planet more positive.
Why Biodiversity Loss Matters
Biodiversity loss is accelerating, and the consequences show up in ecosystems, communities, and economies. Learn what’s at stake, what’s driving biodiversity loss, and why taking action today matters.
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Threats to biodiversity are mounting. Businesses need to understand the dangers—and the opportunities for action.
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Manufacturing plants can improve their performance and help the environment by investing in environmental technologies. However, if given the choice between remediating pollution or preventing it at the source, the latter was more related to corporate profits
How to Take Action on Nature and Biodiversity
Explore practical ways to protect ecosystems and rebuild resilience, from managing natural-capital risk and reducing climate costs to engaging stakeholders, shaping policy, and shifting behaviour and practices.
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Regenerative agriculture can enable profitable and environment-friendly farming. Find out how to get involved.
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Natural areas dramatically reduce property damage from extreme weather. New research shows the financial benefits.
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Community stakeholders have substantial control over corporate resources and decisions companies make about the environment.
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Research provides a strategy marketers can use to increase conservation behaviour. The key to success? Properly combine the right elements in your message.
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Public policies and engaging in environmental policy can have major implications for your company’s operations and profitability.
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Businesses can manage natural capital – the natural resources that fuel economic growth. Here are five key steps your business can take.
Partnering for Biodiversity Outcomes
Delve into how collaboration can unlock biodiversity solutions, especially through cross-sector partnerships and stronger, more respectful relationships with Indigenous partners.
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Partnerships between organizations and Indigenous peoples can help reverse a history of oppression – but require deep relationships and trust.
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With “mega-infrastructure” projects environmental harm can seem inevitable. Dr. Francisco Dallmeier describes how to study and protect biodiversity.
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Natural areas dramatically reduce property damage from extreme weather. New research shows the financial benefits.
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Biodiversity is a solution to great challenges, from climate change to poverty to food security. How does business impact biodiversity?
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Threats to biodiversity are mounting. Businesses need to understand the dangers—and the opportunities for action.
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People are curious about sustainability. But what do they really want to know? Our analysis identifies 6 priority topics.
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Community stakeholders have substantial control over corporate resources and decisions companies make about the environment.
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Discover how good corporate citizenship and sustainable business practices attract and help retain top-notch talent for your firm.
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Research provides a strategy marketers can use to increase conservation behaviour. The key to success? Properly combine the right elements in your message.
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With “mega-infrastructure” projects environmental harm can seem inevitable. Dr. Francisco Dallmeier describes how to study and protect biodiversity.