Investing in Forests: The Business Case (old) - Forest Future Alliance (FFA) Hub

Climate goals: Net-zero and Carbon neutrality

Investing in forest conservation and restoration as a complementary measure to avoid and reduce emissions as part of net-zero targets and carbon neutrality.

Nature goals: Disclosure and Biodiversity

More than half of the world’s economy is highly or moderately dependent on nature. Forests are key to reverse negative impacts on nature and biodiversity. They harbour 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity and provide habitats for many species.

People goals: Social responsibility

Co-develop and implement projects with local partners and communities to ensure that activities are effective, build on local knowledge of forests, and protect local land-use rights while providing social benefits for the local population.

PROTECT

existing primary and intact forests as a priority to avoid and reduce deforestation and forest degradation, since they are biodiversity hotspots, long-term carbon sinks and a repository for bio-innovation in the search for new drugs or novel materials.

PARTNER

co-develop and implement projects with local partners, communities and municipalities to ensure that activities are effective, build on local knowledge of forests, and protect local land-use rights, with a long-term approach in mind.

PREVENT

greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and nature loss as a priority, invest in forest conservation and restoration as a complementary measure to broader strategies focused on avoiding and reducing emissions as part of net-zero targets, and to reverse negative impacts on nature and biodiversity.

PRIORITIZE

projects that deliver both environmental and social benefits. set clear goals on the mix of environmental and social indicators that a project prioritizes and develop milestones throughout implementation to track progress.

PLAN

for growing the right trees in the right way and in the right regions. pick the most appropriate regions and trees to ensure climate resilience and permanence of new forests in the long term, while avoiding unintended negative consequences.

Ecosystem Restoration Playbook: A Practical Guide to Healing the Planet

If you are ready to join #GenerationRestoration, this guide will show you how. It will help you to identify opportunities for on-the-ground restoration in your area and find partners and support. It will also show you how to relieve the pressure on ecosystems by changing what you do and what you buy, and by encouraging everyone to get serious about sustainability.

10 golden rules for restoring forests

A recent review led by Kew scientists and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) proposes ‘ten golden rules for reforestation’ to boost benefits for people and the planet.

New Nature Economy Report Series

A series of reports showing the relevance of nature loss to boardroom discussions on risks and opportunities. These insights provide pathways for business to be part of the transition to a nature-positive economy.

Nature and Net Zero

Natural climate solutions (NCS) play a critical role in supporting the future of both climate and nature. Research conducted for this report confirms estimates that NCS can provide one-third (close to 7 Gt CO2) of the climate mitigation to reach a 1.5- or 2-degree pathway by 2030—and at a lower cost than other forms of carbon dioxide removal. Deployed in the right way, NCS can also produce high co-benefits that accrue to nature and to communities.

‘Beyond Science-Based Targets: A Blueprint for Corporate Action on Climate and Nature

To help companies take the steps needed to truly address the climate crisis and help stop nature loss, WWF and Boston Consulting Group have produced what we are calling ‘Beyond Science-Based Targets: A Blueprint for Corporate Action on Climate and Nature’. This corporate climate mitigation blueprint aims to help companies develop a holistic approach that prioritizes Paris-aligned reductions and unlocks future opportunities for innovation.

The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and What it Means for Business

Biodiversity is declining faster than at any time in human history, threatening the ecosystem services on which our lives and livelihoods depend. The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) aims to reverse this decline, with the provision of a strategic vision and a global roadmap for the conservation, protection and sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystems through 2030.

Science-Based Targets for Nature

Using SBTN’s guidance on approaches and tools, undertake a ‘root and branch’ audit of your business that will enable you to identify and learn about your company’s most material impacts and dependencies on nature – and where they occur in your operations and across your value chain.

TNFD Nature-Related Risk & Opportunity Management and Disclosure Framework

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is a global, market-led initiative with the mission to develop and deliver a risk management and disclosure framework for organisations to report and act on evolving nature-related risks and opportunities, with the ultimate aim of supporting a shift in global financial flows away from nature-negative outcomes and toward nature-positive outcomes.