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Q: The LEAP (Locate, Evaluate, Assess, Prepare)
Answer:
*methodology provides a systematic
framework for organizations to pinpoint and evaluate their nature-related challenges,
essential
for addressing climate and nature risks
> suitable for all organizations
> GOAL: aid in the thorough examination needed to prepare disclosure statements
that
comply with TNFD guidelines
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Q: KEY CONCEPTS
Answer:
(1) Drivers: underlying causes of environmental change, physical/transition risks
(2) Dependencies + Impacts: how organizations rely on nature (dependencies) and
the effects
their operations have on the environment (impacts)
(3) Threshold: the critical point where an environmental condition leads to
significant or
irreversible changes, vital for addressing risks
(4) Biodiversity Indicators: metrics for evaluating biodiversity health and the impact
of human
activities on ecosystems, crucial for risk assessment and decision making
(5) Baselines, reference condition: the initial state of an ecosystem or environmental
condition,
used as a reference for tracking changes over time and essential for risk evaluation
and strategy
development
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Q: The impacts of biodiversity and ecosystem risk management on businesses,
financial
Answer:
institutions, and associated opportunities (1) Nature-Related Risks and Business
Impact:
Q: includes supply chain disruptions, material shortages, price volatility due to
increased cost of
Answer:
raw materials, smaller crop yield from overused lands and unsustainable farming
practices,
disrupted business operations, loss of customers in nature-reliant industries
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Q: (2) Investor concerns and corporate action
Answer:
primary catalyst for corporate action and reporting on biodiversity
similarities to the role of investors driving climate change disclosures
> EX: UN estimates that for every $1 spent on ecosystem restoration will result in
between $3
and $75 of economic value, showing a clear economic benefit
Q: (3) Nature-positive financing
Answer:
achieving nature-positive financing will require a collective effort from governments,
investors, and local communities to align incentives, deliver financing to scale, and
standardize
nature-positive financing