Insights

Study finds rewilding large mammal groupings help ecosystem restoration

A study finds that 20 species can play a particularly important role in triggering the recovery of ecosystem function around the world—from boreal taiga and tropical rainforests to grasslands and drylands.

A Dummies’ Guide to CSRD, TNFD, SBTN and the nature action alphabet soup

CSRD, ESRS, TNFD, LEAP, SBTN, EGD, EFRAG, CSDDD (aka CS3D), EUDR, ESPR, WFD & MSFD, EU ETS, CBAM, NFRD & SFRD, AAQD, ISSB, GRI — the ESG…

By Karl Burkart

What will it cost to comply with the EU's nature reporting standard (ESRS)?

The EU's ESRS standard will require 50,000 companies to report on nature impacts. Karl Burkart estimates a $45B/year reporting cost and a $30B addressable market for software and services by 2030.

By Karl Burkart

A brief history of bioregions and bioregionalism in scholarly literature

You’ve probably noticed that the word “bioregion” has been cropping up in conversations lately. I was recently at an investing conference…

By Karl Burkart

Conservation Imperatives: a map of safe havens harboring rare and threatened species

Global biodiversity study identifies over 16,000 unprotected sites harboring rare and threatened species in need of immediate protection.

It’s time for companies to consider an ‘Internal Price on Nature’

The concept of ‘internal carbon pricing’ galvanized corporate action on climate change. Could ‘internal nature pricing’ do the same for…

By Karl Burkart

What is a bioregion?

The simplest definition of a bioregion is any geographical area defined not by political boundaries but by ecological systems.

By Karl Burkart

Indigenous leaders call for independent funding mechanism to support climate and biodiversity action

At COP27, a large caucus representing the World’s Indigenous Peoples released a groundbreaking paper calling for the establishment of an Indigenous-led global funding mechanism to support efforts for “protecting all life” by enhancing biodiversity conservation, effectively responding to the impacts of climate change, and halting of desertification.

By Karl Burkart

Indigenous land rights take center stage in a new global framework for biodiversity conservation

With negotiations underway in Geneva for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Indigenous land rights have finally taken center stage.

By Karl Burkart

30x30 biodiversity target is not a one-size-fits-all national target

A coalition of governments and NGOs are pushing for the inclusion of the “30×30” target to protect 30% of Earth by 2030, but 30×30 is not a one-size-fits-all goal — some countries will need to go beyond that target to stave off mass extinction.

By Karl Burkart

Economic benefits of protecting 30% of the Earth outweigh costs 5-to-1

First-of-its-kind report shows the global economy is better off with more nature protected, calling for a minimum target of 30% protected by 2030.