The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and What it Means for Business
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Nature Action Agenda
Leading the transformation of our economy and society for a nature-positive world
Nature degradation threatens our wellbeing, as well as our economic, political, and societal structures. Business-as-usual cannot continue. To promote the systemic solutions and transitions that will create a global ‘nature-positive’ economy, we need ambitious public-private collaboration, now.
The Nature Action Agenda (NAA) is a multi-sector movement catalyzing economic action to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 and enable humans to live in harmony with nature.
The NAA is catalysing business and policy action by:
- Building a knowledge base to make a compelling economic and business case for safeguarding nature, showcasing solutions and bolstering research through the publication of the New Nature Economy Reports and impactful communications.
- Catalysing leadership for nature-positive transitions through multi-stakeholder communities such as Champions for Nature that takes a leading role in shaping the net-zero, nature-positive agenda on the global stage.
- Scaling solutions in priority socio-economic systems through BiodiverCities by 2030, turning cities into engines of nature-positive development; Financing for Nature, unlocking financial resources through innovative mechanisms such as high-integrity Biodiversity Credits Market; and Sector Transitions to Nature Positive, accelerating sector-specific priority actions to reduce impacts and unlock opportunities
- Supporting an enabling environment by ensuring implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and mobilising business voices calling for ambitious policy actions in collaboration with Business for Nature
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