Changes in government policies and incentives—including the reform of harmful subsidies—will also be vital in driving these changes. Businesses can have a major impact by offsetting extractive activities with commensurate biodiversity-preserving behaviors and implementing programs that improve efficiency and sustainability throughout their global supply chain.
All countries must evaluate and value the role biodiversity plays in healthy ecosystems and economies. Nature should be seen as a finite resource to be valued and its use sustainably managed. Equipped with a more complete understanding of the benefits of biodiversity conservation—not least in providing positive climate change mitigation and adaptation solutions—leaders at the highest levels of government should mainstream positive biodiversity outcomes in their policy, legal and fiscal decision-making.
