Biodiversity hub
The vital role investors play in limiting biodiversity loss
Why biodiversity matters
Nature is critical for human existence, but it is under increasing stress – because of us.
2 Source: “Living Planet Report 2020,” published by the WWF in September 2020.
3 Source: United Nations, WWF, as at November 2020.
4 Source: Global Futures report from the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF)
What is biodiversity?
Biodiversity is the variety of life found on earth from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and ecological complexes.
The main causes of biodiversity loss are deforestation, unsustainable agriculture and the illegal wildlife trade – and they are also contributing to the emergence of zoonotic diseases, such as Covid-19. Such is the impact of human activity on nature, scientists believe we are now entering a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene.
Wildlife and the ecosystems – that is, all the plants and animals that live in a particular habitat – are vital to human life.
Soil organisms are essential for the supply of nutrients to plants as they help to break down organic matter.
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Latest biodiversity-related insights
Investing for life and the planet
Federated Hermes Biodiversity Equity strategy
This strategy seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in a concentrated portfolio of companies that are helping to preserve and restore biodiversity.
Focussed impact agenda
Extensively researched, thematic approach
Engagement and stewardship are key
