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Biodiversity is the result of 3.5 billion years of evolution—an intricate web connecting every plant, animal, and ecosystem on Earth. It forms the living fabric of our planet and one of the most precious assets in the known universe. For most of history, humans lived in balance with this web. But through cognitive power and technology, we broke away—becoming exploiters rather than stewards, risking the very systems that sustain us.
Today, this web is unravelling. Land degradation, pollution, invasive species, overexploitation, and climate change are accelerating biodiversity loss. What took billions of years to build is being dismantled in a single century. Yet this moment still offers a choice: renewal over depletion, interdependence over dominance. Protecting biodiversity isn’t just about nature—it’s about securing life, health, and our future. We can still hope to regenerate what has been lost—or continue forward into the wall of the Fermi Paradox.
Population of vertebrate species have declined by 60% since 1970.
85% of wetlands have been lost.
33% of the world’s topsoil has been degraded.
Population of freshwater species have declined by 83% since 1970.
50% of the world’s coral reef system has been destroyed.
32% of the world’s forest area has been destroyed.
Nature as THE Asset
It’s hard to put a price on life, but its value is far from zero. To address the biodiversity crisis, we must urgently recognize nature as the foundation of our economies—before the cost of inaction makes the loss undeniable. Beyond acknowledging nature’s role, we must evolve our economic systems to reflect its true worth.
At Fondation Valery, we advocate a “nature as an asset” approach, where valuation evolves with our ability to measure impact—just as we’ve done for other intangibles in society. We cannot protect what we cannot measure. That’s why we must develop data-driven tools to track the effects of our actions on nature at scale.
Just as medicine became a data-driven science to improve survival rates, we must apply the same rigor to our ailing planet—diagnosing damage and delivering solutions to ensure long-term resilience. The future of our economies, societies, and well-being depends on it.
Our Strategy for Biodiversity
Our approach is built on three pillars:Data, Information, and Value.
We aim to enhance data collection by advancing Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems, laying the groundwork for a big-data approach to conservation. This would enable us to track biodiversity at scale with greater accuracy. Next, we seek to transform raw data into actionable intelligence by fostering the development of AI-driven analytical tools that could unlock deeper insights into natural mechanisms and ecosystem dynamics. Ultimately, our goal is to embed nature into financial systems, ensuring that its value is accounted for in economic decision-making. By integrating biodiversity into financial frameworks, we envision a future where impact is not an after thought but a fundamental driver of how economies function.
Realizing this vision requires collaboration, innovation, and systemic change—but we believe it is the only path to a sustainable future.
Explore our initiatives driving our vision into reality.