Archive

  • TNC and Conservation International launch blue carbon initiative

    06 February 2025
  • 'Race to Belém' launched to scale rainforest finance

    22 January 2025

    An initiative to scale private investment into protection of the Brazilian rainforest has been launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with a commitment of up to $100 million by nature investor Silvania.

  • Debt-for-nature swaps a 'proven tool' - but not a panacea, says TNC

    17 December 2024

    After a record-breaking 2024 for debt-for-nature swaps, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) said it is seeing "greater interest than ever" and expects more in 2025 and beyond - but emphasises that, despite the success, the structure is not a 'silver bullet'.

  • Ecuador secures 'incredible' $1bn debt-for-nature swap deal

    17 December 2024

    Ecuador has signed a $1 billion debt-for-nature swap transaction which will secure more than $400 million in conservation funding for the Amazon, in a deal which The Nature Conservancy (TNC) said was full of "incredible firsts"...

  • Bahamas signs 'ground-breaking' $300m debt-for-nature loan deal

    22 November 2024

    The Bahamas has signed a $300 million loan with Standard Chartered as part of a ground-breaking marine conservation-focused debt conversion transaction developed with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

  • Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'

    22 November 2024

    The nature financing gap remains concerningly wide, but the increasingly active debt-for-nature market offers hope that the tide is turning. Ahren Lester reports

  • Article 6.4: Is operation underway?

    15 October 2024

    Final details for Article 6.4 have been agreed ahead of COP29, but uncertainty remains over whether the mechanism is now operational. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • US, Indonesia agree $35m debt for nature swap

    11 July 2024

    The US and Indonesia have agreed on a $35 million debt-for-nature swap, focused on coral reef conservation.

  • SBTi urged by nature investors to allow offsets

    21 June 2024

    A 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.

  • European Parliament passes 'world first' nature restoration law

    28 February 2024

    Investors have welcomed the European Parliament passing the "world first" Nature Restoration Law, calling it a "watershed" moment for a nature-positive economy.