# Business and Biodiversity Assessment ### **Full report** **Methodological assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services**\ DOI: > IPBES (2026). Methodological assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Rueda X., Jones M., Polasky S., (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. > \ > DOI: Download the [BibTex file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Bib/Business_and_Biodiversity_Full_Report.bib). Download the [RIS file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Ris/Business_and_Biodiversity_Full_Report.ris). ### Summary for Policymakers **Summary for policymakers of the Methodological Assessment Report of the Impact and Dependency of Business on Biodiversity and Nature’s Contributions to People** \ DOI: > IPBES (2026). Summary for policymakers of the Methodological Assessment Report of the Impact and Dependency of Business on Biodiversity and Nature’s Contributions to People. Jones M., Polasky S., Rueda X., Brooks S., Carter Ingram J., Egoh B. N., von Hase A., Kohsaka R., Kulak M., Leach K., Loyola R., Mandle L., Rodriguez-Osuna V., Schaafsma M. and Sonter L. J. (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. > \ > DOI: Download the [BibTex file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Bib/Business_and_Biodiversity_SPM.bib). Download the [RIS file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Ris/Business_and_Biodiversity_SPM.ris). ### Chapter 1 **Chapter 1: Setting the scene**\ DOI: > Rodriguez Osuna, V., Ingram J.C., Budiani I., de Jesus E., Inostroza L., Kalumanga Ngallaba E., Perram A., Schultz L., Shimshack J., Teren G., Ayambire R., Priyadarshini P. (2026). Chapter 1: Setting the scene. In: Methodological Assessment Report of the Impact and Dependency of Business on Biodiversity and Nature’s Contributions to People of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Rueda X., Jones M., Polasky S., (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. > \ > DOI: Download the [BibTex file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Bib/Business_and_Biodiversity_Chapter1.bib). Download the [RIS file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Ris/Business_and_Biodiversity_Chapter1.ris). ### Chapter 2 **Chapter 2: How does business depend on biodiversity?**\ DOI: > Egoh B.N., Schaafsma M., Duan H., Hochard J., Joo W., López Cubillos S., Paspaldzhiev I., Prodanova H., Willemen L., Koh N.S., Lankia T., Vargas O. (2026). Chapter 2: How does business depend on biodiversity? In: Methodological Assessment Report of the Impact and Dependency of Business on Biodiversity and Nature’s Contributions to People of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Rueda X., Jones M., Polasky S., (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. > \ > DOI: Download the [BibTex file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Bib/Business_and_Biodiversity_Chapter2.bib). Download the [RIS file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Ris/Business_and_Biodiversity_Chapter2.ris). ### Chapter 3 **Chapter 3: How does business impact biodiversity?**\ DOI: > Mandle L., Koshaka R., Bull J., Crona B., Johnson M.A., Oguge N.O., Panwar R., Romero C., Ávila Ortega D.I., Chelangat S. Chetty K., Vargas O. (2026). Chapter​ 3: How does business impact biodiversity?. In: Methodological Assessment Report of the Impact and Dependency of Business on Biodiversity and Nature’s Contributions to People of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Rueda X., Jones M., Polasky S., (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. > \ > DOI: Download the [BibTex file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Bib/Business_and_Biodiversity_Chapter3.bib). Download the [RIS file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Ris/Business_and_Biodiversity_Chapter3.ris). ### Chapter 4 **Chapter 4: Approaches for measurement of business dependencies and impacts on biodiversity** \ DOI: > Brooks S., Kulak M., Feger C., Lee H., van Oorschot M., Pavani B.F., Pfister S., Verones F., Zanetti E.A., Bedford J., Nemecek D., Vera Paz A. (2026). Chapter 4: Approaches for measurement of business dependencies and impacts on biodiversity. In: Methodological Assessment Report of the Impact and Dependency of Business on Biodiversity and Nature’s Contributions to People of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Rueda X., Jones M., Polasky S., (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. > \ > DOI: Download the [BibTex file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Bib/Business_and_Biodiversity_Chapter4.bib). Download the [RIS file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Ris/Business_and_Biodiversity_Chapter4.ris). ### Chapter 5 **Chapter 5: Businesses as key actors in transformative change: options for action** \ DOI: > von Hase A., Sonter L.J., Nguyen T., Adam J., Dickinson S., Enrici M-H., Fabregas T., Howard P., Hummel Wicher N.L., Husain H.J., Lasmana F.P., Narain D., Vera Paz A., Tarasova-Krasiieva, O., Vargas, O. (2026). Chapter 5: Businesses as key actors in transformative change: options for action. In: Methodological Assessment Report of the Impact and Dependency of Business on Biodiversity and Nature’s Contributions to People of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Rueda X., Jones M., Polasky S., (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. > \ > DOI: Download the [BibTex file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Bib/Business_and_Biodiversity_Chapter5.bib). Download the [RIS file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Ris/Business_and_Biodiversity_Chapter5.ris). ### Chapter 6 **Chapter 6: Creating an enabling environment for business: options for action by governments, the financial sector, Indigenous people and local communities and civil society** \ DOI: > Leach K., Loyola R., Chatwin A., Leenders C., Mukumbuta Guillemin I., Park M.S., Syed Hazari S.M., Yiu E. Prodani K., Rabeschini G., Vera Paz A. (2026). Chapter 6: Creating an enabling environment for business: options for action by governments, the financial sector, Indigenous people and local communities and civil society. In: Methodological Assessment Report of the Impact and Dependency of Business on Biodiversity and Nature’s Contributions to People of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Rueda X., Jones M., Polasky S., (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. > \ > DOI: Download the [BibTex file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Bib/Business_and_Biodiversity_Chapter6.bib). Download the [RIS file here](https://ipbesdata.github.io/Citations/Business_and_Biodiversity_Assessment/Ris/Business_and_Biodiversity_Chapter6.ris). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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