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Introduction to Biodiversity Credits
Task 13: Connections between social and business risks
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Connections between social and business risks
Biodiversity projects live or die by community trust. Failure to engage communities — fully and fairly — creates serious social risks that can cascade into operational and financial failure. Explore real-life-inspired scenarios and consider how they could have been avoided.
Explore scenarios
Every one of these scenarios could have been avoided. With shared design. With respect. With real partnerships. And by implementing the High-level Principles.
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Scenario 1: A Forest Without Consent A project team skips FPIC, assuming past consultations were enough. Work begins on the project — but the community is outraged, protests erupt, and the project is suspended.
What went wrong
Scenario 2: Invisible Women A conservation credit project consults elders but excludes women. Later, it’s discovered that women control access to the local seedbank — and refuse to participate.
What went wrong
Scenario 3: Where’s the Money? Only 10% of the revenue reaches the community, while brokers and registries pocket the rest. Disillusionment spreads. The next generation disengages.
What went wrong
Scenario 4: The Data Dispute Monitoring data collected from Indigenous territory is published and monetized — without consent. Legal action follows.
What went wrong
Scenario 5: One Group, Many Voices Investors assume the community speaks with one voice. Internal divisions worsen, and the project exacerbates tensions.
What went wrong
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Nature for Life Hub
Introduction to Biodiversity Credits
Task 13: Connections between social and business risks
Start
Connections between social and business risks
Biodiversity projects live or die by community trust. Failure to engage communities — fully and fairly — creates serious social risks that can cascade into operational and financial failure. Explore real-life-inspired scenarios and consider how they could have been avoided.
Explore scenarios
Every one of these scenarios could have been avoided. With shared design. With respect. With real partnerships. And by implementing the High-level Principles.
Close this task and proceed on your journey
Task complete
Scenario 1: A Forest Without Consent A project team skips FPIC, assuming past consultations were enough. Work begins on the project — but the community is outraged, protests erupt, and the project is suspended.
What went wrong
Scenario 2: Invisible Women A conservation credit project consults elders but excludes women. Later, it’s discovered that women control access to the local seedbank — and refuse to participate.
What went wrong
Scenario 3: Where’s the Money? Only 10% of the revenue reaches the community, while brokers and registries pocket the rest. Disillusionment spreads. The next generation disengages.
What went wrong
Scenario 4: The Data Dispute Monitoring data collected from Indigenous territory is published and monetized — without consent. Legal action follows.
What went wrong
Scenario 5: One Group, Many Voices Investors assume the community speaks with one voice. Internal divisions worsen, and the project exacerbates tensions.
What went wrong
Section overview
Start
Connections between social and business risks