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    Nature-Based Solutions Summit

    Nature-Based Solutions Virtual Summit

    (NB02) Integrating biodiversity in Real Estate through LEED and other tools: a no brainer for all stakeholders

    Thursday, September 14, 2023
    12:15pm – 1:15pm US EDT
    Location: Virtual Session
    Earn 1 CE Credit(s)
    Live Streamed Session Session Recorded GBCI Credit LEED BD+C SITES AIA LU|HSW
    Biodiversity is our planet’s most valuable asset: more than 50% of the GDP relies upon biodiversity (World Bank, 2022). Real estate is one of the three main sectors that threaten biodiversity worldwide (WEF, 2020), therefore, there is a special responsibility included in its fiduciary duty to integrate the protection and promotion of biodiversity in real estate in order to achieve a real symbiosis with the ecosystem and avoid global warming. This can be achieved through strategies such as using on-site carbon sequestration to offset carbon emissions or restoring natural areas in order to provide habitats and promote biodiversity which results as both sustainable and profitable.

    In recent years, practices and policies that promote biodiversity within real estate have been promoted at an international level. The implementation of these adds character, quality of life, resilience and sustainability helping to mitigate climate change as well as financial risks. Even so, biodiversity practices are not fully understood and properly implemented yet.

    A survey conducted by the RSPB (2019), found that 87% of people preferred to live close to wildlife-rich spaces. This means that the wildlife aspects of development, if well communicated, could help market real estate assets to new customers motivated by nature-friendly solutions.

    Global Nature Fund, BPM, PIIMA and Ámbito Arquitectura, developed a biodiversity toolkit that maps the commitment and strategies related with biodiversity for the Real Estate sector, including LEED criteria, during the life-cycle phase of a building:
    - Planning and Design
    - Construction
    - Operation and Maintenance

    This presentation focuses on the criteria and requirements that real estate organizations must address for the conservation and protection of biodiversity as well as the mitigation of impacts on biodiversity based on international guidelines and standards. The proposed solutions and analytical actions aim to evaluate the ecological potential of a real estate project in order to create an action plan that can be implemented. Additionally, performance indicators have been designed to steer and measure long term progress.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Increase awareness on how incorporating biodiversity in real estate will help mitigate climate change and other environmental risks, while at the same time adding value and resilience to the portfolio.
    • Identify different strategies to incorporate biodiversity across the real estate life cycle stages in order to encourage the conservation of natural areas and promote biodiversity within the built environment.
    • Understand the LEED v4/4.1 BD+C and SITES v2 criteria that address the protection and promotion of biodiversity in the Real Estate life cycle.
    • Illustrate the benefits of the Biodiversity Toolkit in implementing preventive and mitigation actions to avoid impacts on biodiversity, as well as regeneration and restoration actions.