Further Resources

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

A set of disclosure recommendations and guidance that encourage and enable business and finance to assess, report and act on their nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities.

TFND Knowledge Hub

A curated collection of external resources and market insights on nature-related issues.

WWF’s Living Planet Report 2022 

More than 50 experts from academia, policy, international development and conservation organisations have contributed. WWF’s Living Planet Report 2022 shows the scale of the challenge – and highlights what we can do, both here in Australia and around the world, to change the way we live.

Global Biodiversity Framework

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework has 23 action-oriented global targets for urgent action over the decade to 2030. The actions set out in each target need to be initiated immediately and completed by 2030. Together, the results will enable achievement towards the outcome-oriented goals for 2050. 

THE NATURE POSITIVE INITIATIVE

Nature Positive is a global societal goal defined as ‘Halt and Reverse Nature Loss by 2030 on a 2020 baseline, and achieve full recovery by 2050’. To put this more simply, it means ensuring more nature in the world in 2030 than in 2020 and continued recovery after that.

Biodiversity Council, Australia

The Biodiversity Council is an independent expert group founded by 11 Australian universities to promote evidence-based solutions to Australia’s biodiversity crisis. They are an expert voice communicating accurate information on all aspects of biodiversity to the Australian people, businesses and governments to ensure biodiversity and Country prosper.

What does nature positive mean for business and governments?

The Biodiversity Council have developed a useful guide (October 2024) that sets out the key points that businesses, local, state and federal governments need to know about nature positive and how they can help drive positive changes for a more sustainable future.

Rights of Nature

Recognising the Rights of Nature in law, means that we reject the notion that nature is human property and we legally recognise the rights of the natural world to exist, thrive and evolve. Recognising that the natural world is just as entitled to exist and evolve as we are, necessarily changes the way humans act.

Onboarding Nature

Business activities impact the state of Nature. As 6 out of 9 planetary boundaries have been crossed businesses are asking themselves how they can play a positive role. In parallel with the Rights of Nature movement, onboarding Nature provides the tools for private actors to formalise Nature’s voice and role in their governance structures. Learn why it is inspiring to onboard Nature, how Nature was on boarded at 9 different companies, and what steps to take in onboarding Nature at your own organisation.

HOW TO PUT NATURE ON YOUR BOARD

The more boards appoint Nature, the more of a voice Nature has. An open source guide with all the legal low-down on how to appoint Nature to your board.

playbook for urban biodiversity

This Playbook is intended to inform practice and policy on biodiversity in cities, with a particular focus on Melbourne and other Australian cities. It provides a series of Plays, or actions, for urban practitioners to understand and adopt in their disciplines, in order to address the barriers to implementing urban nature in Australian cities.

Leveraging natural capital accounting to support businesses with nature-related risk assessments and disclosures

Nature loss threatens businesses, the global economy and financial stability. Understanding and addressing these risks for business will require credible measurement approaches and data. This paper explores how natural capital accounting (NCA) can support business data and information needs related to nature, including disclosures aligned with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures recommendations. 

Nature Finance Focus Report: Tracking global investment in nature

To get a sense of how global nature finance is evolving, Pollination group asked a range of institutional investors about their experiences of investing in nature. They uncovered their motivations, ambitions, and what they consider to be the greatest risks and opportunities in the nature space.

Nature Positive Strategy: Practical Guidance for Corporates

Drawing on Pollination’s extensive global work on nature, they have developed a user guide for corporates, for action and ambition on the nature-positive transition.

NATURE FOR CLIMATE

Discover how governments, businesses, NGOs and local communities are taking action to protect, manage and restore natural ecosystems across the globe. Learn about the state of nature tech, and nature-based solutions that are affordable, scaleable and ready to be implemented now.

Biodiversity footprints

It is now possible to measure the biodiversity footprint of a company, a city or a consumer. This article explores 10+1 key things to know about calculating a biodiversity footprint, based on a Finnish project.

State of voluntary biodiversity credit markets

Since 2020, as momentum has built towards addressing the nature loss crisis, the development of voluntary biodiversity credit markets has escalated sharply. This report provides invaluable information for all stakeholders interested in the development of voluntary biodiversity credit markets and the current state of those markets. It contains the first comprehensive estimate of the value of voluntary biodiversity credit markets globally, as well as insights into the drivers of demand.

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