Promoting an African voice for the Taskforce on Nature Related Disclosures (TNFD) and nature-related financial risk management

The project focuses on integrating African perspectives into the TNFD framework through three workstreams: developing academic justifications for natural capital protection, piloting the TNFD framework with African financial institutions, and launching the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA). Initial efforts have included quantifying the impact of nature on loan book values to understand how physical and transition risks affect profits, noting that 23% of Africa's GDP depends on nature.

• Nature is a critical driver of economic stability in Africa, with 23% of the continent's GDP being dependent on nature, making the protection of natural ecosystems imperative for preserving economic growth.
• The project is structured around three workstreams: creating an academic justification for the TNFD and financial action on natural capital; piloting the TNFD framework to provide feedback and build capability for African financial institutions; and utilizing the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) for policy and regulatory advocacy.
• Initial project activities have successfully quantified the impact of nature on underlying loan book values for the first time, allowing for the testing of models across various sectors and geographies to understand the effects of physical and transition risks on aggregate profits.

APA

FSD Africa (2022). Promoting an African voice for the Taskforce on Nature Related Disclosures (TNFD) and nature-related financial risk management. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Risk-Resilience-Promoting-an-African-voice-for-the-Taskforce-on-Nature-Related-Disclosures-TNFD.pdf

Chicago

FSD Africa. Promoting an African voice for the Taskforce on Nature Related Disclosures (TNFD) and nature-related financial risk management. 2022. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Risk-Resilience-Promoting-an-African-voice-for-the-Taskforce-on-Nature-Related-Disclosures-TNFD.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fsdafrica2022promoting, author = {{FSD Africa}}, title = {{Promoting an African voice for the Taskforce on Nature Related Disclosures (TNFD) and nature-related financial risk management}}, institution = {FSD Africa}, year = {2022}, month = oct, url = {https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Risk-Resilience-Promoting-an-African-voice-for-the-Taskforce-on-Nature-Related-Disclosures-TNFD.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }