Banks and Biodiversity

Although significant gaps remain in bank policies protecting critical ecosystems and Indigenous territories, several financial institutions have adopted measures reflecting elements of the Banks & Biodiversity Initiative’s proposed No Go areas.

The Indigenous Advisory Group (IAG) of the Banks and Biodiversity Initiative supports the joint call for financial institutions to uphold the zero-deforestation criteria of the Amazon Soy Moratorium (ASM). While the Moratorium agreement itself may

A new report from Friends of the Earth US explains how banks and financiers must align with the GBF and develop a biodiversity plan to stop and reverse biodiversity loss, while also protecting Indigenous Peoples

75 Indigenous peoples and organizations and allied civil society organizations representing over 34 countries and working globally call upon financiers to uphold the rights of Indigenous Peoples globally

Indigenous Peoples play a critical role in protecting the world’s remaining biodiversity hotspots. Research shows that lands and territories managed by Indigenous Peoples yield the same or better biodiversity outcomes than protected areas.

The new report, “Red Lines for a Green Future: Exploring Exclusionary Approaches to Protecting Biodiversity and People”, recommends aligning with the Banks and Biodiversity Initiative’s proposed No Go areas as a basis for creating exclusionary

Humans cannot live without biodiversity or a stable climate, which are mutually reinforcing. Both are needed to ensure food, drinking water, medicines, clean air and temperature regulation.
Climate chaos is already impacting biodiversity, among others

In my native language, Tz’utujil, as in many other Indigenous languages, there is no direct translation for “ecosystem” or “biodiversity.” Instead, we use the compound noun, “Ruuwaach Uleew,” to refer to Mother Earth, to everything

On the first anniversary of the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), 101 civil society organizations call upon all banks to produce and publish a transition plan that is aligned with the goals