‘Nature is not just about fluffy animals or brightly coloured frogs — it’s central to the health of businesses that need to incorporate environmental impacts into their risk management,’ Richard Burrett told Reuters reporter David Fogarty. Days before the start of the UN biodiversity convention negotiations in Nagoya, Co-Chair Burrett explains the links between finance, biodiversity and natural capital. Read the article. Nature central to economy Nature is not just about fluffy animals or brightly coloured frogs — it’s central to the health of businesses that need to incorporate environmental impacts into their risk management, a senior United Nations official said. Such an approach should be obvious, said Richard Burrett, co-chair of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative, yet nature remains essentially invisible to many people and companies, particularly in urban centres. Read more.