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Global Environment Facility earmarks $1bn for nature

Innovative Fijian coral reef insurance policy inked

An innovative insurance policy that will help make a range of Fijian coral reefs more resilient to cyclone and storm damage has been signed.

Blue bonds look set to grow in interest, predicts Sustainable Fitch

Amid a rise in labelled bonds with water management characteristics and growing focus on water risk, Sustainable Fitch has predicted that blue bonds will see growth in 2024.

Swiss regulator consults on requiring nature-related scenario analysis

Switzerland's financial markets regulator has published an outline of supervisory expectations to require scenario analysis to identify and manage the most material nature-related financial risks.

European Commission: Regulators need to push back against expensive nature data

Regulators need to "push back" against expensive nature data providers and consultants, and provide the toolkit for nature regulation implementation themselves, a European Commission representative has said.

Stafford raises $635m for timberland fund

Finance for Biodiversity extends implementation period

The Finance for Biodiversity pledge has extended its reporting window until 2027 for newcomers, in a bid to increase the number of financial institutions signed up to the initiative.

More private capital is needed to help hit forestry targets, says Gresham House

The UK and other countries need to attract more private capital to help them hit their reforestation targets, Gresham House has argued.

Amundi looking to 'escalate' engagement and voting on biodiversity

Amundi is looking to escalate its engagement activity against companies that have a negative impact on biodiversity, including potential voting action at proxy season.

ECB makes nature risk a priority

The European Central Bank (ECB) has added 'nature loss and degradation' to its key areas of focus for the next two years.