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WTW launches Asia-Pacific climate risk centre in Singapore

Gabon deal shows rise of nature bond conversions

The Gabon blue bond is the third debt-for-nature deal of this type signed in the last year, boosting confidence these transactions can be scaled. Ahren Lester writes

Gabon secures ground-breaking $500m debt-for-nature blue bond

Gabon has issued a $500 million blue bond to fund a debt conversion which will unlock more than $160 million of funding for ocean conservation projects, becoming the first issuer of such a deal in mainland Africa and on public bond markets.

People moves, 21 July: TPI, CDP, Barclays ... and more

UN ocean agreement to provide investors with 'better' impact data

NatureVest: Demand for biodiversity credits outstripping supply

Demand from investors and corporates for biodiversity credits is far exceeding the available supply, an executive at NatureVest has said.

Investors hail 'momentous' High Seas Treaty

Financiers welcomed the "milestone" UN agreement to protect a third of the High Seas by 2030, but cautioned that further action is needed to ensure it achieves its goals.

TNC blue bond programme aims to raise $10bn by 2030

Barbados strikes $150m biodiversity debt conversion

The Nature Conservancy has announced a debt conversion with the government of Barbados, which it says will "unlock" $50 million for biodiversity protection projects in the country.

Sovereign sustainability-linked debt initiative launched

A World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB)-backed initiative to "catalyse" sovereign sustainability-linked debt issuance has been launched to provide technical support to increase the volume, quality and impact of such issuances.