IPBES Business & Biodiversity Report 2026

IPBES Business & Biodiversity Report Summary: Landmark report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) with guidance for policymakers from 79 experts from 35 countries, drawn from science and the private sector, in consultation with Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

Approved by more than 150 member governments at the IPBES Plenary in Manchester, UK, the Methodological Assessment Report on the Impact and Dependence of Business on Biodiversity and Nature’s Contributions to People (known as the Business and Biodiversity Report), finds that businesses are central to halting and reversing biodiversity loss but that many lack information to address their impacts and dependencies, as well as the risks and opportunities relating to biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people.

Read what urgently needs to change for the sake of economy and society and the future of our planet HERE.

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