Safeguarding Natural Capital with the Natural Capital Protocol (NCP)
For decades, businesses treated biodiversity and ecosystems as externalities. However, as supply chains face disruptions from deforestation, water scarcity, and climate change, businesses are realizing that natural capital is critical for long-term success. The Natural Capital Protocol (NCP), developed by the Natural Capital Coalition, is an international assessment standard that provides companies with a framework […]
Ensuring Long-Term Biodiversity Monitoring with the CBD’s Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs)
One of the greatest challenges in biodiversity conservation is the lack of consistent, comparable data across countries and time. Without standardized monitoring, it becomes nearly impossible to evaluate whether conservation efforts are working or to compare progress at global scales. To solve this, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) endorsed the concept of Essential Biodiversity […]
Measuring Ecosystem Health with the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems (RLE)
Biodiversity conservation has often been viewed through the lens of protecting individual species, but increasingly, scientists and policymakers are recognizing that ecosystems themselves need protection. Without healthy ecosystems, species cannot thrive, and humanity loses critical services such as clean air, water regulation, pollination, and climate stability. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has […]