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Biodiversity Credits

This document outlines principles for biodiversity markets that take a holistic approach prioritizing nature, people, and climate. It emphasizes the need for transparency and accountability in equitably sharing benefits with indigenous peoples and local communities. The principles call for a nature positive movement that incentivizes landowners to conserve and restore habitats, preventing biodiversity loss and displacement threats through monitoring and prioritizing native species and ecosystems.

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Biodiversity Credits

This document outlines principles for biodiversity markets that take a holistic approach prioritizing nature, people, and climate. It emphasizes the need for transparency and accountability in equitably sharing benefits with indigenous peoples and local communities. The principles call for a nature positive movement that incentivizes landowners to conserve and restore habitats, preventing biodiversity loss and displacement threats through monitoring and prioritizing native species and ecosystems.

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HIGH LEVEL

INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES FOR


BIODIVERSITY MARKETS
A HOLISTIC TRANSPARENCY & NATURE POSITIVE
APPROACH ACCOUNTABILITY
movement towards credits/
and long-term commitment, in how benefits are equitably
certificates that are not positioned
leading to enduring positive shared with IPLCs* as well as
to offset biodiversity loss but to
impacts that strengthen the in the trading of, and claims
positively incentivise landowners
resilience of nature, people related to biodiversity
and communities to conserve and
and climate. credits/certificates.
restore important habitats.

NATURE
Real, robust & verifiable biodiversity benefits that accelerate progress towards
achieving jurisdictional and global goals for the recovery of nature.
Align with national & local frameworks for the conservation of biodiversity.
Preventing biodiversity loss & displacement threats through appropriate action.
Ecologically relevant biodiversity monitoring for target ecosystems
and biodiversity attributes.
Native species & ecosystems are prioritised for restoration and conservation.

PEOPLE
Rights of IPLCs* are respected & protected and result in locally appropriate,
equitably distributed and positive social impacts.
Participatory & inclusive, with Free Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC) for IPLCs*
who are engaged from the start of the project design as a comprehensive process of
stakeholder engagement and consultation.
Equitable benefit sharing for IPLCs* through fair and equitable access to economic
benefits from the sale of biodiversity credits/ certificates.
Resilience for communities through enhanced community livelihoods from locally
relevant and sustainable activities.

CLIMATE
Rights Mitigation and adaptation activities deliver climate benefits in line with
international agreements and national strategies enhancing or maintaining carbon
pools.
Resilience towards climate change through biodiversity enhancement and
approaches that increase climate adaptability.
Recognition of natural carbon sinks & stores with high biodiversity value are not
funded through carbon markets.
Unlocking synergies between carbon and biodiversity markets whilst
ensuring the need for additionality is met.

*IPLCs - Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities

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