Natural Capital

Financial benefits worth more than USD6 million per year would be realised in Seychelles through the implementation of several finance solutions in the small Indian Ocean island nation – but a substantial financial gap remains to properly protect its biodiversity. Seychelles is already protecting 50...Read more

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) has joined the Sustainable Finance Protocol, led by the Ecuadorian Association of Private Banks (ASOBANCA). The protocol promotes sustainability initiatives into the business, banking and financial s...Read more

The world’s natural capital is worth US$125 trillion per year. This number exceeds the global GDP. The food we eat, the clean air we breathe, our water, medicine, and places for recreation all depend on nature. Humanity depends on nature. Yet, we have historically ignored its value. Nature’s service...Read more

Finance needed to save the Philippines’ Tamaraws BioCamp for conservation by UNDP Ecosystems & Biodiversity on ExposureRead more

While the Emerald Isle conjures images of lush green rolling countryside and rugged coastlines, Ireland’s biodiversity is in trouble. It's been found that 91% of major habitat types are in unfavourable conditions with species loss also faring unfavourably with once familiar species such as the curle...Read more