Joshua Berger’s Post

🌍 Mobilising Private Capital for Biodiversity 🌱 Biodiversity credits are emerging as a promising — yet still nascent — tool to channel private capital into nature, and close the biodiversity funding gap. While voluntary biodiversity markets are still in their infancy, they present both uncertainties and a unique opportunity to design better markets than we’ve seen in the carbon space. In her masters thesis Lara Pelka explores what’s needed for biodiversity credits to function effectively, and proposes a requirements framework grounded in research, lessons from carbon markets, and insights from biodiversity finance initiatives. 🔑 At the unit level, five criteria are essential: - Measurement & monitoring - Durability - Additionality - Minimisation of leakage - Environmental & social safeguards At the market level, two conditions are critical: 1️⃣ Participation must lead to positive biodiversity outcomes 2️⃣ Voluntary biodiversity markets must scale To achieve this, mechanisms such as stronger transparency, clear regulation on claims, proper incentivisation, robust penalties against fraud, and prohibiting non-like-for-like offsets are key. Biodiversity credits won’t be a silver bullet, but with careful design, they could become a cornerstone of biodiversity finance. 👉 Curious to learn more? Read the thesis here: https://lnkd.in/dzzxkbRG

Can a research project measure its biodiversity impact? Yes, it can and we just did. In the BIODIFUL project, we decided to take a good look in the mirror and calculate our own biodiversity footprint. The results from Anh Hoang’s master’s thesis surprised us: the biggest impacts came from food (36% on land, 32% in freshwater) and private car travel (23%). Of course, our total impact is only a tiny fraction of global biodiversity loss but the effects are still visible worldwide, not just in Finland. Measuring a research project’s biodiversity footprint is something new, and it shows that the research community, too, can take responsibility for its impacts. And measurement matters: what you measure, you can manage. Next steps? More plant-based meals, less private car use, more virtual events and hybrid work and regular biodiversity tracking. Leadership in solving the biodiversity crisis also means reflecting on our own actions and making them better. LUT University https://lnkd.in/dYDdMHms

🌿 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 – 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭? What does the future of biodiversity credits look like in Australia?  As part of the IAPB Global Roadshow, our upcoming webinar — Biodiversity Credits in Australia — will bring together experts to unpack where the market is heading and what it means for policymakers, investors, businesses, and biodiversity stewards. Here’s a preview of the agenda:  🔹 Background & Foundations – What are biodiversity credits? How do they work? Why do they matter as part of Australia’s nature-positive transition?  🔹 IAPB Framework & Global Principles – 21 high-level principles for shaping integrity, equity, and scalability in biodiversity credit markets.  🔹 Market Use Cases & Pilots – Real-world examples of credits in action: from evidence-based contributions to nature goals, to local compensation and supply-chain insetting.  🔹 Australia in Focus – The Nature Repair Act and emerging approaches for integrating biodiversity credits into national policy and markets.  🔹 Carbon & Biodiversity Linkages – Exploring hybrid models that unlock co-benefits while safeguarding integrity.  🔹 Next Steps for IAPB & Global Nature Markets – Building enabling policies, advancing measurement and verification, and scaling up community-driven projects worldwide. ✨ This webinar is not just about theory — it’s about practical pathways for channelling investment into nature while ensuring just, equitable outcomes for local and Indigenous communities. 

Most LCAs overlook biodiversity — and that’s now a business risk Carbon, energy, and material impacts are standard in LCA. But biodiversity impacts such as habitat loss and soil degradation are often ignored. The EU Taxonomy, CSRD, and TNFD now require companies to disclose these risks. On a RE2020 warehouse project in France, G-ON used One Click LCA’s Biodiversity Supply Chain Stress Tool and uncovered biodiversity hotspots invisible in a carbon-only LCA. Key actions for sustainability teams: - Extend existing LCA data to biodiversity. - Normalize results to find true hotspots. - Assess carbon and biodiversity trade-offs together. - Use TNFD and similar frameworks for early advantage. Read the full case study: https://lnkd.in/d7EzVZj8

💡 New paper: 𝗚𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 🌿Many biodiversity hotspots are situated in the Global South and conservation is often constrained by capital shortages. To halt global biodiversity decline by 2030, a financing gap of annually around USD700 billion would need to be closed. And there is a growing demand for biodiversity impact investments. ⛓️💥 However, highly biodiverse geographies in the Global South are rarely attracting private-sector biodiversity finance from the Global North. ❓Why is there a mismatch between demand for biodiversity investments in the Global North and supply of investment opportunities in the Global South? What could be done to bridge the gap? CDE scientists Astrid Zabel, Vong Nanhthavong, and Michael Epprecht analysed what factors are constraining biodiversity impact finance in the Global South, and what could be done to bridge the gap. Read the paper👉https://t.ly/CroRi #biodiversity #ImpactInvesting #SustainableFinance

Final days to submit papers for our special issue on biodiversity! Submissions are due by 15th September. This issue will be guest edited by Rajat Panwar, Francesco Testa, Prof. Dr. Judith Walls, Jan Bebbington, Janice S.H. Lee, and Rama Mohana Turaga. According to the World Economic Forum, half of the world’s GDP is moderately or highly dependent on biodiversity—yet business scholarship is only starting to turn its focus to this vital area. Organization & Environment will therefore launch a special issue to foster interdisciplinary, impactful discussions to deepen the understanding of how businesses both depend on and impact biodiversity, and how they can meaningfully contribute to halting biodiversity loss.  We are especially interested in works that contribute new research to four key areas: business engagement with biodiversity, corporate biodiversity initiatives, biodiversity measurement and reporting practices, and frameworks for future action in this field. If you have colleagues working on research in these areas, tag them below and encourage them to consider submission! For more information and submission guidelines: https://lnkd.in/dCKGBsTX

The new EuropaBON Stakeholder Dashboard is a dynamic, open-source web tool that visualizes connections among biodiversity stakeholders across sectors (e.g., academia, NGOs, private sector), regions (e.g., Eastern, Southern Europe), and realms (e.g., marine, freshwater). 💡 Why this matters: - It reveals structural gaps in biodiversity monitoring networks—particularly across underrepresented regions and sectors. - It surfaces key connectors like GBIF, highlighting who’s bridging data and insights. - It lays the groundwork for the upcoming EU Biodiversity Observation Coordination Centre (EBOCC) and supports the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. 💡 Get involved! If your organization - whether in research, policy, conservation or the private sector - is involved in biodiversity data, stakeholder engagement, or environmental strategy, consider joining the EuropaBON network. Register via the members portal and see your presence emerge live on the dashboard. Read more about the tool in our latest blog post! https://lnkd.in/eG4Z7fyF

📣 We’re pleased to see the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB) featured in Carbon Pulse’s latest article highlighting the Nature Markets Accelerator! This initiative — co-led by Conservation International and the Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) — will help advance #highintegrity and #equitable #NatureMarkets by supporting projects that channel new finance while delivering lasting benefits for nature and its stewards. 🌿🌍

Chile Launches First Biodiversity KPI Chile reportedly is the first country in the world to update its Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) Framework to include a new biodiversity focused KPI. This innovation comes at a time when the country is moving at warp speed to implement its ambitious Nature Law and the slew of regulations that flesh it out – including the formation of its brand-new Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service (known by its acronym SBAP). The new Biodiversity KPI is aimed at aligning with international Chile’s international commitments, especially the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (COP15). The KPI components include: KPI 4a: Increase protected and conserved land areas to at least 30% of national territory by 2030 (currently at 21.6%) KPI 4b: Achieve effective management (e.g., governance, staffing, monitoring) in protected areas covering 10% of national territory by 2030. Incentive Mechanism: A step-down in bond coupon rate if both biodiversity targets are met together. The new KPI has been endorsed by experts like the Pew Charitable Trusts, purportedly for being methodologically robust and aligned with international standards like the IUCN Green List. Additionally, Sustainaly.cs rated the biodiversity KPI as “very strong” and its targets as “highly ambitious”, in line with ICMA SLB Principles. Chile is seeking to be a recognized player in the world of sustainable finance.  According to official statements: “Following the publication of the updated framework, available on the Ministry of Finance website, these goals and indicators could be used in future sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuances, depending on market conditions.” #biodiversity #bioeconomy #latinamerica #sustainablefinance #finance #latinamerica #melonlatam