Biodiversity Finance Reference Guide - building on the green bond principles and green loan principles
Nature, underpinned by biologically diverse ecosystems, is critical to human survival, health, well-being, and economic prosperity. Half of global gross domestic product, or $44 trillion, is generated in sectors such as construction, agriculture, and energy that highly or moderately depend on nature and its services.1 Two-thirds of food crops rely, at least in part, on animal pollination.2 This natural capital, along with produced capital, human capital, and nonrenewable natural resources, makes up countries’ wealth3 and generates income that drives economic growth and progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.