What is Nature Positive?
Nature is our lifeline. It provides a third of the mitigation needed to halve emissions by 2030, and could save $104 billion in adaptation costs. Nature-based solutions include everything from regenerative agriculture, to green roofs, to indigenous communities protecting forests. Annual investments into nature-based solutions needs to triple to US$542 billion by 2030 if we are to create jobs, build resilience, cut pollution, and feed a growing planet sustainably.
Nature positive is a global society goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 (2020 baseline), and achieve full recovery by 2050.
Nature Positive for Climate Action links and elevates existing voluntary climate commitments, to nature positive action. Private sector action on climate and nature can enable a positive feedback loop in which bold government policies and private sector leadership push us further in protecting nature.
Building on the Race to Zero and Race to Resilience campaigns, the Call to Action asks financial institutions and businesses in particular to: Set science-based targets for climate and nature; Integrate nature and climate into strategic planning; Boost investments in nature-based solutions; Assess, manage, and disclose climate and nature-related risks and opportunities; and Ensure policy engagement aligns with climate and nature goals.
“A nature-positive economy is a no-brainer – for biodiversity, the climate, public health, food security, and for the long-term goals and interests of businesses.” – H.E. Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion, COP28
“Climate change is exacerbating the crisis in nature, and nature will be central to addressing climate change. Governments must put nature at the heart of climate decision-making.” – Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Global Ambassador, Race to Zero & Race to Resilience
Read: Nature Positive for Climate Action – A Compendium of Case Studies
Co-Convenors & Partners
Leadership stories
Championing nature-positive finance: 5 Financial Institutions prioritizing biodiversity
This International Day for Biological Diversity, Race to Zero members — Aviva Investors, Schroders and Robeco – demonstrate their commitment to paving the way for a net zero nature-positive future.
READ MOREAviva’s biodiversity efforts continue with £38m pledge to restore lost UK rainforests
How Race to Zero member, Aviva, uses campaign criteria, the 5Ps, to support the transition to a low carbon economy and address deforestation and biodiversity loss.
READ MORESchroders: Steering finance towards a net zero, nature-positive future
Discover how Race to Zero member, Schroders is aligning investments with nature, committing to net zero emissions, supporting biodiversity, and promoting sustainable practices in their investment decisions and operations.
READ MOREStorebrand: Creating deforestation-free investment portfolios
Storebrand Asset Management provide a comprehensive overview of their approach to tackling deforestation, from designing a policy to delivering real-world impact.
READ MORE- Global Commons Alliance Accountability Accelerator, Resource Navigator for Companies and Financial Institutions
- TNFD, TNFD in a Box
- UN PRI, Developing a Biodiversity Policy
- WWF, Nature and Transition Plans
- WEF, Nature Positive Sector Transition Pathways
- WEF, Financing the Nature-Positive Transition: Understanding the Role of Banks, Investors and Insurers
- Now for Nature, Nature Strategy Handbook
- CISL, Integrating Climate and Nature
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