Which Performance Standard is specifically related to biodiversity conservation?

Performance Standard 6 is focused on biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of living natural resources. It emphasizes the need for projects to assess the potential impacts on biodiversity and to take steps to avoid, minimize, and mitigate these impacts. This standard encourages the implementation of effective management practices to conserve biodiversity, maintain ecosystem services, and enhance the resilience of affected communities and ecosystems.

The other performance standards, while they address various aspects of environmental and social impacts, do not specifically focus on biodiversity conservation in the same manner. Performance Standard 1 deals with assessment and management of environmental and social risks and impacts, Performance Standard 4 addresses community health, safety, and security, and Performance Standard 5 pertains to land acquisition and involuntary resettlement. Therefore, Performance Standard 6 stands out as the one dedicated explicitly to the challenge of conserving biodiversity within the framework of project development.