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Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'
22 November 2024The nature financing gap remains concerningly wide, but the increasingly active debt-for-nature market offers hope that the tide is turning. Ahren Lester reports
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Global Biodiversity Framework 'in jeopardy' after COP16 finance failure
04 November 2024The COP16 biodiversity summit has failed to reach agreement on crucial issues relating to finance, leaving delivery of the landmark Global Biodiversity Framework agreed two years ago "in jeopardy".
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Article 6.4: Is operation underway?
15 October 2024Final details for Article 6.4 have been agreed ahead of COP29, but uncertainty remains over whether the mechanism is now operational. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Investors must move beyond 'lip service' on biodiversity, says Nuveen
20 September 2024Investors must move beyond "lip service" and actually be willing to look at nature and biodiversity investment opportunities, Nuveen has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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African alliance looks to mobilise $10m towards nature
03 September 2024The African Natural Capital Alliance is aiming to mobilise $10 million towards nature-based solutions through a programme which will bring together financial institutions from across Africa.
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The Global South can't beat climate change without voluntary carbon markets
02 August 2024Voluntary carbon markets can mobilise private finance more effectively and at scale, and must be seen as part of any inclusive climate finance architecture, writes Marissa Lee
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US, Indonesia agree $35m debt for nature swap
11 July 2024The US and Indonesia have agreed on a $35 million debt-for-nature swap, focused on coral reef conservation.
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Nature risk tool ENCORE launches 'major' upgrade
02 July 2024UN-backed nature risk assessment tool ENCORE has undergone a 'major' upgrade to support reporting in line with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).
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SBTi urged by nature investors to allow offsets
21 June 2024A group of prominent nature investors and conservation advisers have urged the Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) to allow offsets within transition plans and proposed key principles to ensure 'guardrails' are put in place.
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Conservation International backs nature credit market 'with guardrails'
28 May 2024US-based environmental non-profit Conservation International has published a proposed strategy and guardrails for equitable and well-governed nature credit markets as a means of addressing biodiversity loss, climate change and inequities.