# The European Commission has launched a Roadmap towards Nature Credits. This is to incentivise private investments into actions that protect and preserve nature, and reward those who undertake these actions and invest in them. The commission says nature credits will complement existing public funding for biodiversity. It emphasises that climate risk is causing higher insurance costs, and could cost businesses up to seven-percent of their yearly profits in the next decade, if they don’t adapt and support nature preservation.
European Commission turning nature protection into a long-term investment strategy