5 stories on nature on the board, nature corridor, rewilding, tree equity score and climate contracts, from the FuturePlanet community and network.
5 empowering insights from the FuturePlanet community and network. Read on to discover solutions on nature on the board, nature corridor, rewilding, tree equity, and climate contracts.
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1! The board-level resource putting Nature at the heart of business decisions
UK natural capital is valued at around £1.6 trillion, with ecosystem services worth £41 billion a year, yet most boards still treat nature loss as a reputational issue rather than a balance sheet one. The Boardroom Briefing on Nature - a collaboration between Green Finance Institute, Defra, Aldersgate Group and others - is designed to support board-level discussions on the financial opportunities of protecting and restoring natural systems. The package includes opportunity data and success case studies on growth, cost-saving and risk reduction. [Read more]
2! Collaboration for a nature corridor to reconnect Sussex landscapes
Joining up fragmented nature sites boosts biodiversity at scale, secures climate migration paths, protects marine health, and connects communities with Nature. Weald to Waves brings together 191 farmers and land managers and 1,418 gardens and greenspaces to create a 100-mile corridor in Sussex, across 20,000 hectares from the High Weald to the coast. The goal is to connect and enhance ecosystem services, and engage communities to benefit from the corridor. Councils, businesses, charities, schools and Sussex land owners can join the network to support. [Read more]
3! Report highlights why rewilding belongs in mainstream nature recovery
Rewilding has scaled fast in the UK, with 860 projects covering more than 448,000 acres by the end of 2022, yet it is barely measured in national assessments and largely left out of national strategy. The Heal Rewilding report argues rewilding should move from marginal concept to mainstream approach. Using data from its own rewilding site, Heal shares the results, how they were measured, and how it let Nature lead the recovery, while being honest its data shows early change and not yet proof of causation. [Read more]
4! Discover the Tree Equity Score in your area and help close the gap
Trees are essential infrastructure for public health and climate resilience, but the benefits do not reach the people who need them the most. Tree Equity Score UK is a tool that supports people-focused investment in trees by scoring 34,875 neighbourhoods from 0 to 100 across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Communities can use this to campaign their local authority for more trees, and access the resources to learn how to plant and care for trees. [Access here]
5! Claude skill that help you draft, review and adapt climate-aligned contracts
Every contract is a climate decision, and The Chancelery Lane Project is making it easier for lawyers to embed climate considerations into agreements. The Climate Aligned Contracts skill in Claude drafts climate-aligned clauses, adapts existing agreements to support decarbonisation goals, and reviews contracts against net zero, carbon accounting and supply chain commitments. [Access here]
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