This document discusses the importance of investing in natural capital. It notes that 25% of mammals and one-third of amphibians face extinction risks. If the biosphere was a business asset, it would not be allowed to depreciate and repairs would be made regularly. Currently, biodiversity and ecosystem services are declining globally as demand exceeds the environment's ability to replenish resources by over 35 years. Investing in natural capital can help preserve biodiversity and ecosystems for the future by distinguishing between renewable and non-renewable resources and considering long-term international impacts. It is important to invest in order to valorize and restore destroyed natural capital.

1. Why Invest in
Natural Capital?
Arthur Pascal
Deyanira Reyes Moran
Fuji Tjiang
Jennie Huang

2. What is Natural Capital?

3. The values of natural capital
This is the world's most
comprehensive
inventory of the global
conservation status of
biological species.
25% of all mammals
and one in three of
world’s amphibians are
facing the risk of
extinction

4. The values of natural capital
“If we were running a business with the biosphere as
our major asset, we would not allow it to depreciate.
We would ensure that all necessary repairs and
maintenance were carried out on a regular basis.”
Prof. Alan Malcolm, Chief Scientific Advisor, Institute of Biology, IUPAC

5. Current Situation
• Biodiversity and ecosystem services are in
decline globally
• Increasing gap between the demand for
natural resources (ecological footprint), and
the environment’s ability to replenish those
resources (biocapacity) is widening.
• For the last 35 years, global demand on
natural capital has exceeded the ability of
many ecosystem services to regenerate.
• Biocapacity deficit can only be made up by
importing natural resources or by continuing
to deplete natural capital significant
economic and environmental implications

6. • Many governments, civil society, and the private sector are looking toward a
future where incorporating natural capital into national accounts can support
better decisions for inclusive development
• Natural capital accounting can provide detailed statistics for better
management of the economy
• i.e land and water accounts can help countries interested in increasing hydro-
power capacity to assess the value of competing land uses and the optimal
way to meet this goal
• Ecosystems accounting not only provides a tool to maximize economic growth
but is also a means to measure who benefits and bears the cost of ecosystem
changes, helping governments gauge whether their growth is inclusive.
World Bank Organization

7. Why invest in
Natural Capital?
• It is a bet for our future
• Part of the nature capital is non-
renewable
• Part of the natural capital that
should be renewable, is not!
• It should be normal to valorize
and to pay for the destruction and
restoration of the natural capital
(Andrew W. Mitchell)
• Consequences: So there is a need
in investment, in order to
preserve biodiversity and
ecosystems

8. How to Invest
in Natural Capital?
• In making a distinction between
renewable (solar energy and
wind power) and non-renewable
(Fossil fuels) resources
• In considering this investment, as
part of a global, international or
common investment – long term
impacts
• A good investment = investment
in natural capital + coherent with
other external investments +
using renewable resources, while
preserving biodiversity in the
same time or in a smart way of
using non-renewable resources

11. “With one conservation
vision and with a view
to promote people’s
welfare, we will
cooperate in ensuring
the effective
management of forest
resources and
conservation of a
network of protected
areas, productive
forests and other
sustainable land-uses
within an area which
the three respective
countries will designate
as the “Heart of Borneo
(HoB).”
Heart of Borneo
Declaration (2007)

12. Value
• 22 million ha rainforest
• 6% world’s total biodiversity
• Water sources – 14 rivers
• Ecosystem services
• Tourism
Actions (Strategic Plan of Action):
• Transboundary Management
• Protected Areas Management
• Sustainable Natural Resource
Management
• Ecotourism Development
• Capacity Building
Heart of Borneo full report: http://www.hobgreeneconomy.org/en/main-report