We energize, enable and empower leaders across all sectors of the economy to take action for nature.
We support businesses, financial institutions and governments to ensure they have the knowledge, tools and capacity to measure and account for their impacts and dependencies on nature.
Our team of leading experts work with our partners to build capacity for positive change for people and the planet. We support reform of policy, legal, planning and accountability frameworks, as well as helping to align financial flows and drive business action to deliver positive outcomes.
UNEP-WCMC hosted the 2026 Nature Action Dialogues to foster private sector collaboration and action for nature. A whole-of-society approach is needed to meet ambitious global biodiversity targets by 2030. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) sets out 23 major biodiversity targets to achieve by 2030, from conserving and restoring ecosystems to aligning financial flows to…
The Nature Tools Compass launches to support businesses and financial institutions in finding the right tools to assess their nature dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities. UNEP-WCMC, in collaboration with partner organizations of the Strengthening Understanding and Strategies of Business to Assess and Integrate Nature (SUSTAIN) project, has launched the Nature Tools Compass to help businesses and financial institutions in navigating tools to assess their nature…
Recognizing the important role of businesses in responding to the biodiversity crisis, IPBES is set to release their Business and Biodiversity Assessment, in which UNEP-WCMC has been centrally involved. Author: Elspeth Grace, Programme Officer, Nature Economy Nature loss is no longer a distant risk. Businesses, finance and society face direct consequences from the biodiversity crisis, exacerbated by climate change. Healthy ecosystems…
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