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Principal Consultant Ricardo Tomé presented at the Vulture Conservation Foundation’s International Conference: Best practices for mitigating electrocution and collision risk, Cagliari, Sardinia.

Consulting the best available knowledge is key to successful conservation decision-making, and yet a new study finds global assessments and studies ‘practically ignore’ non-English-language literature.

Liesl Truscott, former Director of Industry Accountability & Insights at Textile Exchange, has joined The Biodiversity Consultancy as Strategic Director, Nature Strategies.

A report written by The Biodiversity Consultancy and WWF for The Coalition Linking Energy And Nature for action (CLEANaction), reviews the full range of environmental impacts of renewable energy on nature – from sourcing raw materials to decommissioning.

With its goals and targets, the Global Biodiversity Framework has set the direction for business when it comes to biodiversity and nature. But what should businesses focus on, and where can they start?

This study explores trends in the biodiversity commitments of Global Fortune 100 companies and firms which have made recent ‘net impact’ commitments. It reviews challenges to overcome in delivering equitable and positive outcomes and summarizes the key elements required for businesses to achieve nature-positive alignment.

Nature positive is intuitive, appealing and apparently simple. But while the concept may seem simple, achieving it is not. Moving towards nature positive will mean transformative shifts - for companies and the economic systems in which they operate.

Well-designed credit systems could help connect the surge in corporate interest in biodiversity with field-based conservation to unlock new and enhanced funding streams.

Whether a company is aware of its potential nature-related risks or just getting to grips with how it impacts and depends on biodiversity, the success of strategy, targets and actions will rely on the availability and quality of data.