The 2026 IPBES report highlights critical business role in biodiversity conservation |02 March 2026

The 2026 IPBES report highlights critical business role in biodiversity conservation

The 2026 IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment makes clear that biodiversity loss is no longer a niche environmental concern; it is a systemic risk to global economic stability – especially for vulnerable small island states like Seychelles.

Globally, an estimated US $7.3 trillion a year finances activities that drive nature’s decline – almost thirty times the US $220 billion invested in protection. The Report calls for a decisive shift from “business as usual” to “nature-positive” models, including transparent reporting through tools such as the Species Threat Abatement and Restoration (STAR) index, the removal of harmful subsidies, and the integration of nature’s value into corporate governance and financial decision-making.

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