Becoming Nature Positive Transitioning to a Safe and Just Future

PART I The journey so far

Chapter 1. The genesis of Nature Positive

Chapter 2.  The ‘Great Rise’ (of humanity) and the ‘Great Decline’ (of nature)

Chapter 3. The ‘Great Awakening’

Chapter 4. Becoming Nature Positive: The ‘Great Transition’ from tipping to turning point

PART II Transitioning to a safe and just future

Chapter 5. The science of Nature Positive

Chapter 6. Building a Nature-Positive society

Chapter 7. The role of business in a Nature-Positive economy

Chapter 8. Nature-Positive finance

Chapter 9. Nature-Positive governance

Biography

Marco Lambertini is Convenor of the Nature Positive Initiative.

Joseph “Joe” W. Bull is Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford, UK.

Leroy Little Bear is Professor Emeritus at the University of Lethbridge, Canada.

Harvey Locke is Co-founder and Senior Advisor for Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and Nature Needs Half.

Eva Zabey is the CEO of Business for Nature.

Dorothy Maseke is Head of the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) secretariat and Africa Lead, Nature Finance & TNFD at FSD Africa.

Carlos Manuel Rodríguez is CEO and Chair of the Global Environment Facility.

“The authors have written a fascinating and necessary book, tackling the urgency of defining critical steps and actions needed to protect our nature and ecosystems. They do so by proposing practical nature-based solutions and inviting a sense of collective urgency. This is a book that every nature lover and anyone committed to a sustainable future should read.” Iván Duque Márquez, Former President of Colombia

 “Never before have the consequences of nature’s decline been more obvious and the need for change more urgent; never again will there be a better time to protect and restore what remains of the living systems that make our existence possible. Bravo to the authors for clearly articulating in Becoming Nature Positive how everyone, everywhere, can be a part of the transition from steadily losing the natural systems that underpin our existence, and tip toward treating nature as if our lives depend on it – because they do.” Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer and Founder of Mission Blue

Becoming Nature Positive fills an important gap in sustainability literature, combining clear-eyed assessment of the transformation
required, with practical guidance for how to achieve it. As we approach 2030, works such as this will become essential guides for translating global ambitions into tangible action. The authors have provided a valuable road map; the challenge now lies in summoning
the collective will to follow it. Ryan Nolan, Research Fellow at the University of Exeter Business School