Aumento do Risco para a Natureza: Porque é que a crise que afeta a natureza é importante para os negócios e a economia

The report argues that nature loss is a material financial risk, with over half of global GDP moderately or highly dependent on nature. It identifies three primary risk channels: direct business dependence, the impact of business activities on nature, and the broader societal disruptions caused by nature loss. The authors recommend adapting the TCFD framework to manage these risks.

• Over half of the world's total GDP, amounting to 44 trillion dollars in generated economic value, is moderately or highly dependent on nature and its services, leaving it exposed to risks from nature loss.
• The three most nature-dependent sectors—construction, agriculture, and food and beverage production—generate approximately 8 trillion dollars in gross value added (GVA), a sum roughly double the size of the German economy.
• Nature loss creates systemic risks for the pharmaceutical industry, as approximately 50% of prescribed drugs are based on naturally occurring plant molecules and 70% of cancer drugs are nature-inspired; the loss of biodiversity threatens the discovery of new genetic materials.
• The destruction of coral reefs and wetlands poses significant financial risks to the insurance and tourism sectors; coral reefs provide 36 billion dollars in annual economic value via tourism, and protecting coastal wetlands could save the insurance industry 52 billion dollars annually.
• Nature loss can trigger geopolitical instability and trade disruptions, such as the risk to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement (valued at 122 billion dollars) due to concerns over Amazon rainforest fires.
• The report identifies five direct drivers of nature loss responsible for over 90% of the loss in the last 50 years: land and sea use change, climate change, natural resource exploitation, pollution, and invasive alien species.
• The authors recommend that companies adopt a risk management approach based on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework, focusing on governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics/targets to address nature-related risks.

APA

World Economic Forum (2020). Aumento do Risco para a Natureza: Porque é que a crise que afeta a natureza é importante para os negócios e a economia. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_New_Nature_Economy_Report_2020_PR.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Aumento do Risco para a Natureza: Porque é que a crise que afeta a natureza é importante para os negócios e a economia. 2020. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_New_Nature_Economy_Report_2020_PR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2020aumento, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Aumento do Risco para a Natureza: Porque é que a crise que afeta a natureza é importante para os negócios e a economia}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2020}, month = jan, url = {http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_New_Nature_Economy_Report_2020_PR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }