GREEN GROWTH: Why biodiversity is becoming a core economic and investment issue (opens original article in a new tab)

Biodiversity is increasingly recognized as a core economic and investment issue, with frameworks and initiatives aiming to integrate it into financial systems and business practices to ensure sustainability and resilience.

• Biodiversity conservation is becoming a key economic and investment focus due to its role in economic resilience and sustainability.
• The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework emphasizes systemic changes to value and finance nature, with targets for integrating biodiversity into financial systems and business practices.
• South Africa's biodiversity funding gap is widening, requiring increased private sector partnerships and resources to address ecosystem threats and support sustainable management.