Our connection with te taiao - our natural world - is what makes us who we are as Kiwis.
But nature is in trouble. Aotearoa New Zealand has over 4,000 native species threatened or at risk of extinction – while increasingly severe and frequent climate-related weather events are showing us the enormous cost of climate change and pushing our wildlife and the ecosystems on which they rely closer to the brink.
Our economy is underpinned by our primary industries and tourism sector, which rely heavily on a healthy natural world. We need nature to survive – and prosper – but the case for urgently addressing nature-loss is still poorly understood.
This report by WWF-New Zealand and EY New Zealand is the first of its kind in Aotearoa and estimates the costs and opportunities of halting and reversing biodiversity decline by 2030. It shows us the likely costs of advancing critical actions – and the huge cost of our inaction.
It also tells us how businesses can make nature positive changes in their operations, and how government can help to get them there. Together, we hope to create a pathway to a nature-positive future for Aotearoa New Zealand.