We depend completely on the natural world around us. Nature gives us food, medicine, materials, cleans our air and water, builds healthy soil, regulates the climate, and provides us with experiences. Without healthy ecosystems, these benefits disappear, and society cannot function.

Today, the loss of natural resources is recognised as one of the biggest risks we face. While we have learned a lot about climate risks and how to handle them, we still don’t fully understand what nature-related risks mean or how to tackle them.

What are nature-related risks?

Nature-related risks are the problems that arise when nature is damaged or lost, and the ways we need to adapt to these changes. This includes:

• Physical risks: Direct effects like floods, landslides, and loss of natural resources.
• Transition risks: Changes in rules and society caused by efforts to protect nature.

Nature-related risks are closely linked to climate change and pollution – they make each other worse and increase the challenges we face.

Questions we explore

• How can we better measure and understand nature-related risks?
• How can we raise awareness and build knowledge about these risks in society?
• What are businesses doing to address nature-related risks?

Understanding and managing nature-related risks is key to building a sustainable future.