To encourage the incorporation of natural capital into national and enterprise accounts can support better financial and economic decisions as well as influence spending and investment in the medium to long term. Natural assets are the “the naturally occurring living and non-living components constituting our biophysical environment." They produce ecosystem services that provide great economic benefit to humanity and the planet but tend to receive inadequate financing of policy support. Better economic accounting for natural capital can assist policy makers better incorporate ecosystem services and natural capital in decision making.

Voluntary, usually third party-assessed, norms and standards relating to environmental, social, ethical issues, adopted by financial companies and institutions to demonstrate their performance or the sustainability of their products . 

Improve safeguards, standards, policies, screens and their application to minimize potential harmful social and environmental impacts caused by ODA and related aid.

Biodiversity related financing from Other Official Flows (OOF) i.e. official sector transactions that do not respect OECD classification criteria as ODA. They can include, for example, loans with a grant element of less than 25 percent. While not specific to biodiversity, OOF financing can be also considered for certain conservation organizations.

Biodiversity related financing in ODA channelled through a multilateral development agency such as the United Nations or the World Bank. Biodiversity may be featured in multilateral donor strategies. Additional allocation requires the provision of evidence for clear results and political lobbying. Priorities are negotiated both nationally and internationally. The Global Environment Facility and the Green Climate Fund are among the largest multilateral providers.

Distinctive label that signifies that a company's product follows recognized eco/environmental standards. Eco-labels can include specific environmental (or social) information about the product raw materials, manufacture, and use benefits. Certification is voluntary.

Biodiversity related financing within official public assistance provided for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Public climate finance is counted separately from general ODA due to the promise of additionality made by developed countries in climate agreements. Biodiversity may be featured in climate donor strategies more prominently (e.g. Germany or Norway) as clear co-benefits exist with climate adaptation and in many cases with mitigation measures as well. Additional allocations to biodiversity require evidence for climate results out of biodiversity focused interventions (e.g. ecosystem based adaptation) and political lobbying. Climate finance is delivered bilaterally (e.g. German International Climate Initiative-IKI) and multilaterally (e.g. the Green Climate Fund).

ODA may be provided bilaterally, from donor to recipient. Biodiversity may be featured in bilateral donor strategies (e.g. Germany or Norway) but priorities vary greatly and change frequently among donors. Additional allocation usually requires the provision of evidence for results and political lobbying. Priorities can be negotiated both nationally and internationally.

Voluntary, usually third party-assessed, norms and standards relating to environmental, social, ethical and food safety issues, adopted by companies to demonstrate the performance of or the sourcing of their products. They include eco-labels, organic and fair trade certifications.

Aid coordination strategies (and/or institutions) can help to improve and guide strategic proposals as well as deliver resources in a more effective manner. Aid coordination strategies are usually established at national and sector levels (e.g. environment).