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  • Norway joins Brazil as co-lead of TFFF

    17 April 2026

    The $125 billion Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) has taken a step closer to becoming operational after it set up two key decision-making bodies and Norway stepped up to join Brazil to lead the initiative.

  • The TFFF faces a forest of challenges

    04 March 2026

    There is much riding on the success of the $125 billion Tropical Forest Forever Facility - but it still has many details to thrash out, and risks abound. Peter Cripps investigates

  • TFFF updates design ahead of COP30 launch

    22 August 2025

    The design of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) and its financial terms have been updated ahead of its formal launch at COP30 later this year, but private sector commitments remain absent.

  • Natural Capital Investment Americas: early bird ends tomorrow

    17 April 2025

    The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's annual Natural Capital Investment Americas conference ends tomorrow, so register now to save 20%. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a further 30% discount.

  • 'Game-changing' zero-deforestation soy finance initiative launched

    04 August 2022

    Three major UK supermarket chains have invested $11 million in a 'green bond'-backed soy farming finance initiative providing financial incentives for Brazilian farmers to commit to cultivating soy without engaging in deforestation or land conversion.

  • NOAA warns of busy 2020 hurricane season

    26 May 2020

    An above-normal Atlantic hurricane season is forecast for 2020, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has warned.

  • Investing in the oceans

    21 October 2019

    Investors targeting SDG14 – life below water – can find themselves fishing in murky waters, writes Joe Walsh

  • People moves: ING; Danske Bank; Columbia Threadneedle; GIZ; OPIC

    06 September 2019

    Guo steps down as VP of sustainable finance at ING

  • Bonds round-up: ICBC, Banque Postale, ABN Amro, ERG, Yorkshire Water, Woolworths, Shinhan Bank, IADB, Chile, Otto, Arizona State University, NYC Housing, OPIC, Nomura, Trianon

    17 April 2019

    La Banque Postale has issued its first green bond, raising €750 million ($849 million).

  • Green bond round-up: Société du Grand Paris, Duke Energy, ReNew Power, Kommuninvest, World Bank, Santa Fe

    13 March 2019