Biodiversity and Nature-Based Solutions Dashboard (2025)

Biodiversity and nature-based solutions (NbS) are increasingly recognized as critical to global sustainability and financial stability. This dashboard tracks regional biodiversity status and the scale of NbS investment, supporting data-driven decisions for a nature-positive economy.

Biodiversity Status: Regional ecosystem health scores, based on standardized geospatial and ecological assessments.
NbS Investment: Allocation of finance to nature-based solutions by sector, reflecting trends in biodiversity bonds and adaptation finance.

Figures below use synthesized data from NatureMetrics, IUCN, and the Climate Bonds Initiative (2025).

Latin America and Caribbean: Highest regional biodiversity, but facing rapid habitat loss.
Sub-Saharan Africa: High species richness, with ongoing restoration and conservation efforts.
Asia-Pacific and Europe: Moderate scores, with significant investment in habitat restoration.
North America: Stable but fragmented ecosystems, with a focus on rewilding and connectivity.

Source: NatureMetrics, IUCN, 2025

Nature-Based Solutions Investment by Sector (2025):

Forestry and wetland restoration attract the largest share of NbS finance.
Urban greening and regenerative agriculture are rapidly growing sectors.
Water management and coastal protection are key for climate adaptation and resilience.

Source: Climate Bonds Initiative, NbS Monitoring Frameworks, 2025

The charts highlight both the status of biodiversity across regions and the allocation of finance to nature-based solutions. Use this data to benchmark progress, identify gaps, and guide investment and policy for a nature-positive transition.
Data: NatureMetrics, IUCN, Climate Bonds Initiative, 2025

Data sources: NatureMetrics Habitat Insights, IUCN NbS Standard, Climate Bonds Initiative (2025).

Biodiversity and Nature-Based Solutions Dashboard

Biodiversity and nature-based solutions (NbS) are increasingly central to global sustainability, financial risk management, and policy frameworks in 2025. As scientific understanding and investor focus on nature risk deepen, financial institutions, corporates, and policymakers are turning to advanced tools and metrics to monitor, value, and scale investments in biodiversity and NbS. This dashboard brings together the latest geospatial, financial, and outcome-based data to support decision-making and track progress toward a nature-positive economy.

Nature-Based Solutions Investment and Impact

This section tracks the scale and allocation of finance toward NbS, including biodiversity-focused bonds, sustainability-linked loans, and private equity flows. Visualizations show growth in nature finance-biodiversity bonds rose from 5% of the sustainable bond market in 2020 to 16% in 2025-and the distribution of investments by sector (forestry, agriculture, water, urban). The dashboard also maps the deployment of NbS projects, such as reforestation, wetland restoration, and regenerative agriculture, and links them to measurable outcomes like carbon sequestration, flood risk reduction, and increased ecosystem services. New tools and AI-driven platforms, such as those developed by the LEON project and Cultivo, are making it easier to identify, value, and monitor these impacts at scale.

NbS Monitoring, Standards, and Policy Alignment

The dashboard incorporates the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions, which provides a robust framework of 8 criteria and 28 indicators for assessing the effectiveness, inclusivity, and scalability of NbS interventions. Users can benchmark projects against these standards and access a curated database of metrics and best practices for ecological monitoring. Policy overlays highlight alignment with the Global Biodiversity Framework and 30×30 targets, as well as national and regional NbS strategies.