EnvironmentFour indicators aim to standardize tracking of ecosystem recovery outcomesThe Global Nature Positive Summit 2026 in Kumamoto, Japan, announces new benchmarks for measuring nature-positive initiatives.Nikkei staff writersJuly 14, 2026 20:54 JSTUpdated on July 15, 2026 00:19 JSTKUMAMOTO, Japan -- Corporate responsibility to halt and reverse the loss of natural capital -- nature's own assets such as groundwater and biodiverse forests -- took center stage on Tuesday at an international conference in southern Japan, where four benchmarks to assess businesses' restoration efforts were announced.