Today’s economic model has destroyed nature at unprecedented rates, accelerated inequality and the climate crisis and undermined financial stability and food security.
The pricing and valuing of nature could catalyse a nature economy where markets are nature positive and equitable OR, through inadequate governance, lead to accelerated biodiversity loss, climate change and inequalities.
7 ambitious Taskforce recommendations can be actioned by policy makers, market actors and citizens to catalyse a global nature economy fit for the 21st century - where markets work for people and the planet.
A nature market explicitly values and trades nature.
Asset markets trade nature assets, such as:
Intrinsic markets enable the trade of nature itself, such as:
Credit markets - Public purpose credit markets seek to satisfy compliance requirements or to conserve and invest in nature, such as:
Derivative markets trade financial products which directly reflect ecosystem values or ecosystem risks, such as:
The unprecedented shift towards nature markets must be harnessed to protect nature and deliver a Just Transition to a sustainable economy.
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The paper explores the growth of biodiversity credit markets, emphasising the need for robust governance and regulations to ensure scalability and integrity. It proposes recommendations for achieving such outcomes.
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This paper examines risks and equity implications of emerging nature credit markets, suggests pathways for addressing concerns and emphasises the need for designing positive governance to safeguard these markets.
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The paper landscapes the current economic value of nature markets ($9.8 trillion = 10% global GDP), providing a more technical taxonomy, analysis, trends, and recommendations for achieving nature-positive and equitable outcomes.
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The paper maps and quantifies nature markets globally, discussing legal frameworks, rights of nature, and equity considerations, and emphasises the need for robust governance to achieve nature-positive and equitable outcomes.
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The Taskforce on Nature Markets brings together a unique combination of perspectives and capabilities. It is guided by a remarkable group of members, drawn from indigenous communities, policy, legal and governance, market, technology and civil society.
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