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Biodiversity loss threatens global economy

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The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services declared nature destruction a systemic risk to the global economy and urged companies and governments to overhaul harmful incentives and subsidies.

by Tobias Kuemmerle

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www.politico.eu/article/obse...
Obsession with growth is destroying nature, 150 countries warn
China, India and EU countries were among the signatories of a report that criticized the prevailing measures of economic success.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:48 AM

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“Urgent actions are needed to limit the impact of climate change on biodiversity. We must quickly minimise fossil fuel usage and move to cleaner sources of energy”, writes Dr Hannah Thomas, Early Career Leader at the Biodiversity Council.

Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rbbwsS
February 10, 2026 at 2:53 AM

by Raghu Murtugudde

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🔔 New from @IPBES.net, the Business and Biodiversity Assessment, Summary for Policymakers is out.
Clear message, nature is a core business dependency and a core business impact.

🔗 Read the report: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM

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Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
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Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
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February 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM

by David L. Roberts

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BBC News - Ipbes report: Nature loss could spell extinction for businesses - BBC News
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Ipbes report: Nature loss could spell extinction for businesses
Experts call for urgent action by businesses to restore the natural systems that keep them running.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 9:20 PM

by Stelios Katsanevakis

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Just published in AMBIO: the first global scoping review of #OECMs — conservation beyond protected areas 🌱📊 Revealing patterns, gaps & potential to help reach global biodiversity goals like 30×30. Dive in 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Unlocking the potential of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) for achieving conservation targets: A global scoping review - Ambio
Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), introduced by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), refer to areas outside formal protected-area networks that deliver effective and e...
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February 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM

by David B. Roy

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Un rapport important et porteur de solutions ⬇️
ateliersbiodiv.bsky.social Ateliers pour la biodiversité @ateliersbiodiv.bsky.social · 16h
« Les entreprises peuvent mener des changements transformateurs… ou risquer l’extinction. »

Le nouveau rapport de @ipbes.net « Entreprises et biodiversité » est maintenant en ligne : www.ipbes.net/node/97532
February 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM

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« Les entreprises peuvent mener des changements transformateurs… ou risquer l’extinction. »

Le nouveau rapport de @ipbes.net « Entreprises et biodiversité » est maintenant en ligne : www.ipbes.net/node/97532
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM

by Richard D. Gregory

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Ipbes report: Nature loss could spell extinction for businesses
Experts call for urgent action by businesses to restore the natural systems that keep them running.
www.bbc.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
World Biodiversity Council: Now it's the business sector's turn

In its new report, the World Biodiversity Council identifies the destruction of nature as a systemic risk and assigns responsibility to companies. Rightly so, because without ecosystems there is no business.

World Biodiversity Council: Now it's the business sector's turn
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
IPBES report: 'Loss of biodiversity is one of the biggest threats to the economy and society'

In its latest report, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services calls for a fundamental reform of the global economy. Wrong incentives and harmful subsidies led to the catastrophe. The council makes proposals on how things can be improved.

IPBES report: 'Loss of biodiversity is one of the biggest threats to the economy and society'
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How China’s massive overfishing endangers global ecosystems
February 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM

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”Ipbes found that all businesses, even those seemingly far-removed from it, rely on the services nature provides for free, from clean water to fertile soils.”

#Biodiversity

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Ipbes report: Nature loss could spell extinction for businesses
Experts call for urgent action by businesses to restore the natural systems that keep them running.
www.bbc.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
NRC
Ecologist: a healthy economy cannot exist without a healthy nature

Loss of biodiversity poses a risk to all sectors of the economy, but in most corporate reports the term biodiversity does not even appear.

Ecologist: a healthy economy cannot exist without a healthy nature
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Nature destruction: Change course or go extinct

The Global Biodiversity Council urgently warns about the consequences of biodiversity loss caused by the economy. Natural resources have shrunk dramatically.

Nature destruction: Change course or go extinct
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Reposted by Richard D. Gregory, Craig R. Primmer

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OUT NOW!

The IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers is available now!

Explore this first of it’s kind report highlighting methods and actions to measure and respond to business impacts and dependencies on nature.

🔗 https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM

by Marina Jirotka

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Forests are paying the price for corporate profit. An anti-deforestation law is being watered down - but the European Commission’s President can still hold the line. Public pressure now matters. Add your voice for forests. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-02...
Healthy forests are our right!
Every ruined forest. Every polluted river. Enough. A key EU law to hold coffee, rubber, and palm oil giants accountable for deforestation is being weakened to protect profiteering - not our safety or ...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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