Why biodiversity is becoming a core economic and investment issue
Daily Maverick | 25.06.2026 01:52
For many years, biodiversity conservation was largely viewed as the responsibility of governments, conservation agencies and environmental organisations. Today, that reality is changing rapidly. Biodiversity finance is emerging as one of the next major investment and economic conversations, driven by a growing recognition that healthy ecosystems are foundational to economic resilience, water security, food production, infrastructure protection and long-term business sustainability.