Biodiversity Loss and Threats to Financial Stability

Open Resource

Year Published

2022

Contributing Organizations

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

Toronto Centre

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

Type of Resource

Webinar or Podcast

Languages

English

Relevant Topics

Core Topic

Causes & Impacts

Topic 2

Risk Management

Target Audience

All

Relevant Geography

Global

Open Resource

Resource Description

This resource is a podcast transcript exploring how biodiversity loss threatens financial stability. It links ecosystem degradation to economic and financial risks and reviews how regulators and institutions are beginning to respond.

Why This Matters

Biodiversity loss poses systemic risks to finance. Addressing it strengthens portfolio resilience and supports sustainable economic transitions.

Key Insights

$44 trillion of economic value is moderately or highly dependent on nature
Biodiversity loss creates systemic risks through supply chain disruption, asset devaluation, and defaults
TNFD and similar frameworks guide financial institutions on nature-related risk assessment
Stress testing and scenario analysis help integrate biodiversity into financial oversight
Capacity building is needed to improve data, metrics, and institutional knowledge

Secondary File Resources

Secondary Resource Link(s)

Transcript: Biodiversity Loss and Threats to Financial Stability

Direct Link to: Podcast: Biodiversity Loss and Threats to Financial Stability

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