{"id":465506,"date":"2026-08-12T10:18:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?page_id=465506"},"modified":"2026-08-18T16:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:47:19","slug":"tailored-and-trusted-advice-on-nature-and-biodiversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-services\/tailored-and-trusted-advice-on-nature-and-biodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Tailored and trusted advice on nature and biodiversity\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IUCN NL has years of proven track record advising businesses, financial institutions and governments on a field that increasingly shapes their future: protecting biodiversity, including putting Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to work. As an independent knowledge partner and part of the world\u2019s largest conservation network, we help you turn ambition into a concrete, science-based plan you can act on and report against.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Nature. More than half of the global economy depends on it<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_465506_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465506_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_465506_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465506_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_465506_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465506_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">World Economic Forum. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/new-nature-economy-report-series\/nature-risk-rising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nature Risk Rising<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_465506_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465506_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. It has an unmistakable place on the balance sheet, a fact most organisations understand. It shapes their risks, their license to operate and their reputation with citizens, customers and investors. The harder question is what to do, when time and in-house knowledge are limited. IUCN NL helps you fill that gap.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we offer: six areas of expertise<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470695 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;width:106px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-1.png 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions strategy<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>We help you build biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions into your wider sustainability policy. This includes determining the main drivers of biodiversity loss related to your activities, mapping biodiversity risks, and formulating indicators to measure and report on progress.\u00a0The emphasis is results-oriented: a strategy you can report against, not a statement of intent.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470708 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;width:105px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2.png 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Practical Nature-based Solutions\u00a0<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Want to build on solid, long-term Nature-based Solutions? We advise on which solutions fit your context, strategy and how existing solutions can be strengthened by using the appropriate criteria and KPIs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>We can also co-develop design processes in which Nature-based Solutions play a central role and train your teams to apply them. All grounded in the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_465506_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465506_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_465506_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465506_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_465506_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465506_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">IUCN.org. <a href=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/our-work\/topic\/iucn-global-standard-nature-based-solutions\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/our-work\/topic\/iucn-global-standard-nature-based-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Standards for Nature-based Solutions<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_465506_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465506_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/en\/our-work\/nature-based-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More on Nature-based Solutions: using the power of nature<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470720 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;width:107px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.png 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Policy, standards and regulations<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The legal landscape is dense and fast-moving, driven by frameworks such as the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and Nature Restoration Regulation, the EU Deforestation Regulation and Water Framework Directive.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>IUCN NL can give organisations ample support creating new policy or governance models, boosting nature. We also help businesses and governments find what applies to them and turn obligations into workable plans. Including the contribution public institutions must make to the Dutch National Restoration plan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470726 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1500;width:107px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.png 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Investing in nature<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The value nature provides such as pollination, carbon storage and water, rarely shows up in financial decisions. Even though its loss carries real financial risk. We connect the worlds of finance and conservation: advising companies and public bodies on designing projects that protect and restore nature, and on how to make them financially viable.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>But there\u2019s more, like Greening Finance: making sure we transform into a greener and more just financial system. Helping financials like banks and insurers improve their sustainable decision-making. Or working on business cases that prevent investing in harmful activities and incorporate natural risks and values.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/funding-nature-conservation\/\">More on funding nature conservation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470735 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;width:107px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.png 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Sustainable value chains and a lighter footprint<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Dutch companies and financial institutions sit at the heart of international trade. Soy, palm oil, the raw materials behind the energy and protein transition, all produced and acquired through complex supply chains.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>We advise companies and governments on making those chains fairer and more sustainable, acting as a convener and advisor so parties can take joint steps based on shared goals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470737 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;width:107px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6.png 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Measuring, monitoring and reporting impact<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Measuring helps you manage.&nbsp;We support organisations to select the best measurement method that suits the type of activities, assets, landscape, or purpose of the measurement. Whether it\u2019s STAR, Biodiversity-Net Gain, or the WWF Risk Filter to name a few, we have the necessary experience with applicable methods and metrics for your organisation. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>These different forms of measures can also pose a challenge for governments, especially when they need to line up within specific policies, processes, or activities. How to create corporate governance for <em>Netto Natuurwinst<\/em>, for example. IUCN NL can give clarity in alignment with any method or measurement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-secondary\" id=\"block_3f7b6858a03b4cc7000b8ce36e5f7e3b\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How we work<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>These are the elements that&nbsp;define the way we advise:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Independent and science-based. <\/strong>We answer to evidence, not to a commercial interest in your sector.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Grounded in IUCN\u2019s global toolkit<\/strong><span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_465506_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465506_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_465506_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465506_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_465506_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465506_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">IUCN.org. <a href=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/our-work\/topic\/iucn-global-standard-nature-based-solutions\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/our-work\/topic\/iucn-global-standard-nature-based-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toolkit<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_465506_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465506_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<strong> <\/strong>We draw on proven tools and standards like the Red List of Threatened Species, the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions, and the STAR metric. Standards the field relies on, several of which we helped build.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tailored to your starting point. <\/strong>Support ranges from a single workshop or knowledge session to a focused study or a full, multi-year strategy.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A bridge between landscapes. <\/strong>We bring finance, government, science and civil society to the same table and help them move together.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Quality you can rely on<\/strong><span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_465506_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465506_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_465506_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465506_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_465506_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465506_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">EIK Certificering. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eikcertificering.nl\/iso-9001\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/our-work\/topic\/iucn-global-standard-nature-based-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISO 9001<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_465506_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465506_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<strong> <\/strong>IUCN NL works to a certified (ISO 9001) quality-management standard.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Weerribben-Wieden_Foto-Nadine-Kliffen-IUCN-NL-21-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470749 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Weerribben-Wieden_Foto-Nadine-Kliffen-IUCN-NL-21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Weerribben-Wieden_Foto-Nadine-Kliffen-IUCN-NL-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Weerribben-Wieden_Foto-Nadine-Kliffen-IUCN-NL-21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Weerribben-Wieden_Foto-Nadine-Kliffen-IUCN-NL-21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Weerribben-Wieden_Foto-Nadine-Kliffen-IUCN-NL-21-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-5dbd7d88693c7896e44213278490b959\">Caspar Verwer van IUCN NL in de Weerribben-Wieden \u00a9 Nadine Kliffen \/ IUCN NL<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biodiversity &#8211; the field we work in<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Biodiversity, the variety of life that underpins the nexus of food, water, health and a stable climate, is in steep decline. That rapid, factual decline carries real cost for organisations that depend on the same landscapes.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_465506_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465506_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_465506_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465506_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_465506_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465506_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">IPBES. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eikcertificering.nl\/iso-9001\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/our-work\/topic\/iucn-global-standard-nature-based-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_465506_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465506_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. We help you understand where you affect and rely on nature, set measurable targets, and act on the global and European commitment to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nature-based Solutions<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Nature-based Solutions, as part of our biodiversity work field, use natural processes to solve societal problems, such as restoring wetlands to curb climate change, rebuilding soil life to make farmland resilient. They are widely recognised as a route to the Sustainable Development Goals, the global climate and biodiversity goals and the EU Green Deal, but only deliver when designed well.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>We advise and train teams to apply them, based on the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IUCN-NL-Nature-based-Solutions-Track-record.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover our proven track record<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470757 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;width:107px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-2.png 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Put our advice to work for your organisation<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Whether you need a single knowledge session, a focused study, or a full biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions strategy, we\u2019ll help you find the right starting point.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Tell us where your organisation stands, and we\u2019ll think it through with you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-primary\" id=\"block_3a0ad55b303926c378304a30fe9a56e8\">\n             <div class=\"dark 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