Useful Resources

Legal Templates: Nature as Director

Date published: March 2024
The Earth Law Centre's Nature Governance Agency has uploaded four new legal templates to the Earth Law Portal, designed to help UK businesses and organizations bring a Nature Director onto their board of directors. These four templates include a Nature Director Nomination Policy, a Nature Director Document Tracker, a Nature Director Document Changes, and a Nature Director Commitment Level to Implementation Matrix (CLIM). The templates were developed and adapted from the advice of Shearman & Sterling LLP. 

Report: Global Risks Report 2024

Date published: February 2024
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published its 19th edition of the Global Risks Report. This speaks on a number of material risks that relate to the environment and ranks five of these in the top 10 risks that will dominate the global economy in 10 years time. These include: 1st - Extreme weather events. 2nd - Critical change to Earth systems. 3rd - Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse. 4th - Natural resource shortages. 10th - Pollution.

Report: Accountability for Nature: Comparison of Nature-related Assessment and Disclosure Frameworks and Standards

Date published: January 2024
This report, co-authored by the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), provides an overview of the key methodological and conceptual trends among the private sector assessment and disclosure approaches on nature-related issues. It provides comparative research on seven leading standards, frameworks and systems for assessment and disclosure on nature-related issues, such as the SBTN guidance, CDP and the TNFD.

Report: A Roadmap for Financing a Regenerative Agriculture Transition in England

Date published: January 2024
Led by WWF and Natwest Group, this roadmap is a product of a series of cross-sector workshops and provides an overview of the Government action needed to mobilise private financial investment for a regenerative agricultural transition in England.