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: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17185116

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: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17185116

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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: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15369060

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: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15369060

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Setting the scene DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17074175

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: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17074175

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Chapter 2

Chapter 2: How does business depend on biodiversity? DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17074303

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: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17074303

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Chapter 3

Chapter 3: How does business impact biodiversity? DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17074410

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: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17074410

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Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Approaches for measurement of business dependencies and impacts on biodiversity DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17074500

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: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17074500

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Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Businesses as key actors in transformative change: options for action DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17074573

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: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17074573

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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: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17074600

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: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17074600

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