ecosystem services

This commentary examines the ‘why, how and what’ of risks to the real economy and financial system deriving from damage to ecosystem services and habitats. Read more

The blue economy, or the ocean economy, is a term used to describe the economic activities associated with the oceans and seas. Read more

Human economic activity occurs almost everywhere on the planet, radically reshaping our environment and driving the widespread loss and degradation... Read more

Meeting the call to 'Invest in Our Planet' requires rethinking how we manage economic development and recalibrating how we direct flows in the financial system, writes Danae Kyriakopoulou. Read more

From genes to the giant sequoias, and from tiny E.coli to entire ecosystems, biodiversity refers to the dizzying variety of life on Earth, in all its shapes and sizes, and across different levels of organisation. Read more

This Final Report provides the conclusions of the NGFS-INSPIRE Study Group on Biodiversity and Financial Stability on the scale of the threats from 'biodiversity-related risk' to the global financial system, reviews the actions that central banks, supervisors and other financial actors are already taking in response, identifies policy options for evaluating and mitigating financial risks arising from biodiversity loss and makes recommendations for near-term action. Read more

This paper examines the significance of the ownership of natural capital in the context of natural capital accounting, illustrated with regard to two ecosystem services – carbon sequestration and air pollution removal – and a range of ecosystem types and land ownership in Scotland. Read more