Conservation planning and nature-positive

We specialise in developing biodiversity strategies and conservation plans. Our approach to conservation and nature-positive planning is based on evaluating the ecological values and threats to those values. This allows us to assess the viability of conservation assets and set conservation objectives for an organisation or project site. In our conservation projects, we engage stakeholders throughout all stages of the planning to ensure acceptable outcomes for all.

Our team is involved in global efforts to mainstream natural capital and ecosystem accounting. We are experts in applying the full suite of economic and accounting techniques to valuing natural capital and the ecosystem services they provide. This includes the United Nations System for Environmental Economic Accounting (UN-SEEA) and the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) frameworks. We are well-versed in the underpinnings of these and other frameworks, which often get misunderstood, resulting in misuse). This enables us to apply the right approach based on the intended decision-making approach.

Our team has extensive experience with materiality screening and value chain assessments. We work with our clients to identify, refine and assess the environmental, social and governance issues that affect their business, stakeholders and communities they operate in. We conduct materiality screening and value chain assessments through a five-stage process based on the Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosure framework. This framework is the foundation of our projects; however, we adapt the framework to suit the purpose and objectives of the organisation.

The voluntary Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) frameworks enable corporations to assess, report and act on their nature- and climate-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities. As relatively new, worldwide standards, these frameworks provide companies with a framework to better understand and manage their ecological and climate ‘footprint’, and to communicate their approach to investors and the global marketplace. By tapping into expertise in the Alluvium Group, we provide a one-stop-shop for people wishing to better understand and respond to this important opportunity.