Globally, oil and gas companies are facing a changing risk landscape which will affect access to new and existing fields, formal and informal licenses to operate, and access to end markets. Ecosystem and livelihood issues play a role in this changing landscape – both by imposing constraints on where and how companies operate and by providing the enabling environment for new energy solutions.

IUCN's Business and Biodiversity Programme and Global Marine Programme have led the way in engaging with the oil & gas sector. See below for links to relevant projects.