World Economic Forum – High-Level Principles to Guide the Biodiversity Credit Market

The main theme of the document is the development of high-level principles to guide the biodiversity credit market.

The document highlights the biodiversity crisis threatening over a million species of plants and animals. To address this issue, significant financial resources estimated at $700 billion per year are needed. The document proposes principles that should ensure positive outcomes for nature, fairness for people, and good governance for highly integrated markets.