{"title":"Biodiversity and Natural capital","description":"\u003cp\u003eBiodiversity refers to the variety of life. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity provides the following definition: ’Biological diversity’ means the variability among living organisms from all sources including, interalia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiodiversity is vital for humans because so much of what we require comes from nature – such as fuel, food and medicines. There are estimated to be 8.7 million species (give or take 1.3 million and excluding bacteria) on Earth (Source: UNEP). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe biodiversity and natural capital steering group aims to \u003cspan\u003eprovide technical guidance and support to ISEP members on key policy and regulatory issues that impact them in their workplace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"integrating-nature-into-business-including-insights-on-the-climate-nature-nexus","title":"Integrating nature into business: including insights on the climate-nature nexus","description":"ISEP has published a paper focused on integrating nature into business strategy, offering practical insights into how organisations can build on existing climate efforts to address their nature-related impacts and dependencies. 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