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'Landmark' Global Biodiversity Framework fund launched - but with $40m shortfall
29 August 2023A 'landmark' Global Biodiversity Framework fund was finally given the go ahead, but after just two governments made funding commitments, a further $40 million needs to be found by the end of the year.
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GEF and MAVA to invest in 'nature-based' infrastructure
06 August 2020The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved a $2 million grant for a nature-based infrastructure venture in partnership with the MAVA Foundation, a Swiss conservation philanthropy.
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Investing in the oceans
21 October 2019Investors targeting SDG14 – life below water – can find themselves fishing in murky waters, writes Joe Walsh
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First sovereign blue bond launched
29 October 2018The Republic of Seychelles has issued a first-of-its-kind sovereign 'blue bond' to help conserve its marine environment, sparking hopes that the deal will kickstart a new market for ocean-themed bonds.
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$500m pledged for developing countries as COP21 begins
30 November 2015Some $500 million has been pledged by European and North American governments to support climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts in developing countries.