Nature-Inspired Finance for Biodiversity Protection
摘要
This chapter introduces nature-inspired finance, a novel approach that applies principles from nature to financial systems, including adaptability, resilience, and interdependence. Traditional financial models often prioritize short-term gains while externalizing environmental costs, and rely on mathematics and physics, and less so on biology. In contrast, nature-inspired finance aligns investment strategies with ecological sustainability through instruments like biodiversity credits, green bonds, and conservation trust funds. By integrating lessons from biomimicry and other disciplines, finance can evolve into a regenerative and resilient system. This shift requires interdisciplinary collaboration to break the siloed science disciplines, and regulatory support to promote long-term targets for enhanced risk resilience. There is also a need to develop advanced tools for valuing biodiversity, ensuring that financial systems contribute to long-term environmental, societal, and economic resilience.