Our Scans · (SFR.1.02) Biodiversity Loss · Weekly Summary

• [New] Extreme weather has been chosen as the top global risk across a ten-year period, followed by biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse, plus 'critical change to earth systems'. Edie
• Unprecedented biodiversity loss, on the scale we currently face, would entail significant threat to global growth and financial security. PRI
• Nature collapse - severe environmental degradation and a massive loss of biodiversity - would increase annual interest payments on debt by $53 billion a year, leaving many developing nations at high risk of sovereign debt default - in effect, a form of bankruptcy. The Washington Post
• Japan's unique geography has made it one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, but habitat loss and invasive species have led much of its unique wildlife to become increasingly at risk. BBC
• Global experts rank biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse as the third most severe global risk over the next ten years. MinterEllisonRuddWatts
• Biodiversity loss is a global systemic risk as represented by the planetary boundaries for biosphere integrity and biogeochemical flows which are most in overdraft to date. Finance for Biodiversity Pledge
• The sheer importance of the ocean to our planet and people, and the risk of large-scale and permanent loss of biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem functions, necessitates a pause of all efforts to begin mining of the deep sea. NOEMA
• The growth of the global economy has come at the cost of a massive loss of biodiversity, with a million species of plants and animals at risk of extinction. Vattenfall
• The Global Risk Report 2026 confirms it: biodiversity loss ranks second among the most serious risks over the next 10 years. LinkedIn
• Between 2020 and 2024, the longer term risk ranking of biodiversity loss has never been below 4th. Planet Tracker
• Recognising the serious global risk posed by biodiversity loss, companies can set goals to achieve a Nature Positive impact by 2030. Yourstory
• Extreme weather events are ranked as the most severe long-term risk, followed by biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and critical change to Earth systems. TRT World
• The UK Government's National Security Assessment has identified biodiversity loss and ecosystem breakdown as a national security risk, with implications for economic stability, supply chains, food security and community resilience. ukgbc
• Government officials have warned in a new report that biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse are posing a national security threat to the United Kingdom. The Cool Down
• Nature and biodiversity loss could put $44 trillion, more than half of global GDP, at risk. Bain
• Extreme weather, biodiversity loss and critical changes to Earth systems occupy the top three positions, and three-quarters of respondents expect a turbulent or stormy environmental outlook, the most negative assessment across all risk categories. Business A.M
• Environmental threats, from extreme weather to biodiversity loss and critical changes to Earth's systems, may have dropped in prominence relative to short-term geopolitical concerns, but they still dominate the ten-year risk outlook. IO+

Last updated: 19 June 2026