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A significant milestone has been reached today - the consultation brief on the Nature Positive Initiative's State of Nature Metrics is now live. - Nature is declining at an unprecedented rate, impacting economic stability, human well-being, and climate. - A 'Nature Positive' world by 2030 means more nature than today, but we lack a common way to measure progress. - The State of Nature Metrics provides a unified, credible set of indicators to guide businesses, investors, and governments towards nature-positive actions. The need for a reset in assessing and mitigating nature risks is urgent. The NPI's collaborative approach aligns over 100 global entities to standardize nature measurement. Credibility and transparency in reporting are key to minimizing greenwashing and ensuring real contributions to nature recovery. The proposed metrics have been developed by the NPI with support from EY and The Biodiversity Consultancy Ltd. They have been designed to be embedded within existing frameworks like Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), and more. We hope they are practical, accessible, and affordable, with advanced metrics for deeper insights. This collaboration has been a privilege for EY (Adrien Portafaix, Alison Midgley Ross Barton Lucien COUPIER Tamsin Gregory) with esteemed colleagues from The Biodiversity Consultancy Ltd (Malcolm Starkey Edwin Pynegar, Ph.D. Arabella Newton), and of course Marco Lambertini Gavin Edwards and Emma Marsden of Nature Positive Initiative!! Matthew Bell Amy Brachio Brandon Perlberg, JD Kristina Albang #naturepositive

#biodiversity can appear challenging to measure and report but The Biodiversity Consultancy team has some of the best minds testing metrics. We help make biodiversity data accessible and useful for the #mining sector and other industry. Reporting towards #tnfd, #icmm and other biodiversity frameworks is becoming easier

Without alignment on how to measure nature-positive outcomes, we will not be able to gauge if our efforts to secure a nature-positive world are on track. Currently, there is no common approach to measure nature’s decline or recovery. 🌍 📉 (If you're wondering what Nature Positive means: Nature Positive is a global societal goal defined as ‘Halt and Reverse Nature Loss by 2030 on a 2020 baseline, and achieve full recovery by 2050’. To put this more simply, it means ensuring more nature in the world in 2030 than in 2020 and continued recovery after that. 📈 🌿 🐋 ) Hundreds of different metrics are being used to measure the state of nature, making it challenging to select the right minimum set of metrics to evaluate success from global to local scales. 🔍 That’s why the Nature Positive Initiative is building consensus on a universal set of metrics. ✳️ ✅ Proud of The Biodiversity Consultancy Ltd being a technical partner to the initiative. #nature #globalbiodiversityframework #biodiversity #naturepositive #naturestrategy

Here it is one of the first methods for measurement of nature positive outcomes with the wonderful feature that can be imbedded with multiple reporting schemes such as the TNFD or GRI. Great times ahead in the environmental sustainability scope with initiatives like this.

See my comment below. **Edit to include comment: We, eOceans®, have been working on this for over a decade. The focus is on aquatic ecosystems, but the applications are broad. We started with existing standards (eg., Darwin Core, WoRMs ) and essential variables. We did a meta analysis of thousands of contemporary research projects on biological, social, cultural, anthropogenic, and environmental research to develop core variables. We also researched current metrics — species richness, evenness, biomass, health, behaviour—many of which we found apply to biodiversity, threats, and social values. Additionally, we developed more complex interdisciplinary and multipdisiplinary algorithms that succinctly describe the state of different interventions across dimensions — such as protected areas (MPAs), Blue Economy, Fisheries. Finally, we built the ‘Ocean Ledger’ so that many organizations can work towards common goals — such as restoring species and ecosystems. It may sound complex, but we’ve efficiently and elegantly deployed all of this in one seamless platform that works at all spatial scales for anyone from ecotourism operators to countries and the world.

Yesterday an important consultation went live on the first standardized State of Nature Metrics - led by Nature Positive Initiative, with support from EY and The Biodiversity Consultancy Ltd   For those with deep experience in this area you will understand the significance. But to underline it for others, being able to measure the decline or restoration of nature is key to driving collective efforts towards verifiable, nature-positive outcomes and unlocking vital capital. Business and government will be able to provide transparency and accountability necessary to protect the health of the planet and the stability of the global economy. The 'State of Nature Metrics' are designed to provide a consistent and practical way to measure nature-positive outcomes. The approach means these metrics are accessible and can be integrated into existing and emerging nature standards. Collective expertise and collaboration at work. Alexandra Banks Matthew Bell Amy Brachio Adrien Portafaix Alison Midgley Marco Lambertini Gavin Edwards Emily Mccoy

Today we are celebrating International Day for Biological Diversity with a two-part series about biodiversity in agriculture 🌍🚜 This year's theme, “Be part of the Plan”, is a call to action for all stakeholders to halt the loss of biodiversity by supporting the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, or, more simply; The Biodiversity Plan. This framework encompasses four goals and twenty-three targets to communicate to the world, with target ten specifically focused on agriculture. So how are the UK part of the plan and what actions are we taking to halt species loss and encourage nature recovery within our open spaces? In part one of our two-part series, Dr Katherine Wotherspoon explores: 👉Natural Capital  👉Biodiversity net-gain  👉Emerging Markets Keep an eye on our channel for part two coming later today where Paddy Tarbuck looks at empowering biodiversity with sustainable supporting technologies. ➡Read part-one here: https://ow.ly/SUXr50RQFkc #BiodiversityDay #bepartoftheplan #ForNature #connect #inspire #grow #adopt #resilientsystems #intelligentagriculture #agritech #agribusiness #sustainableagriculture

#InTheCoalitionSeries Nature Positive Initiative just launched the State of Nature metrics and the consultation with it. This is a crucial moment in the journey to achieve a #NaturePositive future. The metrics establish a framework to measure and track the progress and impact of efforts to reverse nature loss, supporting the measurement of progress towards the global goal of halting and reversing #biodiversity loss by 2030.  More about it here 👉 https://bit.ly/3BBDd9d

Clear, consistent ways to measure nature are important to help us take action and see if we’re moving towards a healthier, more sustainable environment. Here’s an important opportunity to provide feedback! Nature Positive Initiative

#DidYouKnow when you include the true accounting of an industry's ecosystem impacts, both biodiversity & businesses benefit? Calculators like NatCap's Ecosystem Services Footprinting Tool can make scientifically robust reporting logistically & financially feasible: bit.ly/48JG5M0