Overview: why is nature and biodiversity important?

UN Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)

UN High Seas Treaty

UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)

EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

England’s Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

EU Nature Restoration Law

Australia’s Nature Repair Market (NRM)

Introduction to private sector action

The Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD)

the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN)

Agriculture and forestry are major contributors to deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change and human rights abuses; yet they also support many livelihoods around the world. How can we manage these sectors more responsibly? The Accountability Framework initiative was established in 2019 to give guidance to companies on how to ensure ethical supply chains for commodity production and trade. What is in this Framework and how are companies responding? Click on the “Materials” tab to see module content.

Introduction to biodiversity markets

Since the coining of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) in 2022, interest in biodiversity credit market have skyrocketed as a key potential funding mechanism for positive nature and biodiversity outcomes around the world. The Biodiversity Credit Alliance (BCA) launched around the same time, an UN-backed group that encourage investment in biodiversity through biodiversity credits while ensuring safeguards. In May 2025, the BCA finalised a set of High-level Principles (HLPs) for the biodiversity credit market, outlining a framework to define high integrity in the marketplace. What are these principles, how might they work and what work lies ahead? Click on the “Materials” tab to see module content.

Bioeconomy refers to economic activity using the earth’s biological resources. If done well, a bioeconomy – especially a sustainable and circular one – will make our world a much better place. What does a bioeconomy look like, can we scale it, and what are different stakeholders – governments, businesses and communities – doing about it? Click on the “Materials” tab to see module content.