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UNDP launches nature project finance finder
18 December 2023The UN Development Programme has launched a database to help match nature projects with private and public funding.
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COP28 'a success for nature', says NatureFinance
15 December 2023Nature was a key part of the agenda at COP28, with emerging nature finance mechanisms a key talking point.
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Water to be a 'critical issue' for 2024, predicts Redwheel
14 December 2023Water is to be a 'critical issue' in the year ahead, and biodiversity is expected to become a key regulatory requirement and investment opportunity, Redwheel has predicted.
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Dutch pension fund: We struggle to measure positive biodiversity impact
14 December 2023Dutch pension fund Rail & OV plans to move to the "next phase" on integrating nature into its investment processes, but admits it still struggles to assess companies' impact on biodiversity.
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Nature the 'green scorpion' in the room, warns Oxford University
14 December 2023"Nature is not the elephant in the room, it's the huge green scorpion running towards us. The sting in its tail will significantly amplify the impacts of climate change in ways that are difficult to predict".
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NGFS encourages central banks to tackle nature-related risks
13 December 2023The Network for Greening the Financial System has encouraged central banks and supervisors to further tackle nature-related risks, especially through the development of nature-risk scenario analysis.
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Winners of the 2023 Impact Awards revealed
13 December 2023The winners of Environmental Finance's 2023 Impact Awards have been announced.
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COP28: Controversial REDD+ study called into question
12 December 2023A controversial study which found 94% of REDD+ credits were 'worthless' has been called into question by new research, with scientists urging the original study to be retracted or "majorly revised".
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COP28: Debt-for-nature swaps encouraged by France, Colombia and Kenya
12 December 2023The French, Colombian and Kenyan governments have encouraged the use of 'debt-for-nature swaps' as a key mechanism for scaling up nature finance, amidst the launch of a review into national debt hindering sustainable investment.
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Nature-based solutions 'insufficient' if $5trn of 'nature negative' investments are not tackled
11 December 2023Private investors are still investing upwards of $5 trillion annually into investments that have a direct negative impact on nature, a report by the UN Environment Programme has found.