Mainstreaming Natural Capital 2025

Natural capital provides critical benefits that are not fully valued FIGURE 1 BENEFITS tobusiness and society CAPTURED VALUE Benefits that arecaptur edineconomic statistics e.g. commodities &products inagri-food, forestry&fishing sectors, some services fromrecreation and tourism sectors LEAKAGE Benefits that arelargely notcaptur ed ineconomic statistics e.g. water&soil retention, flood mitigation, pollination, carbon sequestration, climate regulation, experiential &spiritual value STOCKS Natural capital: The stock ofrenewable and non- renewable natural resour cesonEarth found inecosystems that combine to yieldaflow ofbenefits topeople e.g. plants, animals, air,water ,soils, minerals, biodiversity Ecosystem services: Provisioning services e.g. agricultur e,fisheries, water supply ,biomass Cultural services e.g. value toscience, education, health, leisur e Regulating&maintenance services e.g. water&soil retention, flood mitigation, pollination, carbon sequestration, climate regulationAbiotic services: Benefits topeople that arise from geological processes e.g. minerals, metals, oil&gas, geothermal heat, wind, tides, annual seasonsFLOWS Sources: Adapted from Capitals Coalition (2021), TNFD (2023), Zheng et al (2023).5 Mainstreaming Natural Capital: Advancing the Global Agenda to Integrate Nature in Decision-Making 5