Payments for Ecosystem Services

16 Nov 2022

Can the insurance sector help safeguard our natural capital? By Onno van den Heuvel and Jan Kellett Estimates show that nature and ecosystems provide over US$125 trillion per year in goods and services to the global economy. However, nature and ecosystems are in grave danger of collapsing and despit...Read more

15 Nov 2022

New twists to biodiversity finance solutions discussed at Europe, Asia & Pacific dialogue

By Abbie Trinidad, Senior Technical Advisor, BIOFIN From Georgia to the Pacific islands, BIOFIN’s diverse presence across Europe, Asia and the Pacific covers important rich biodiversity hotspots and vast ecosystems. But it is also a region facing severe pressures on nature as populations surge and c...Read more

28 Jul 2022

New Podcast: Nature positive investment strategies with Karner Blue Capital

Karner Blue Capital is a woman-owned and led enterprise which is building global investment strategies dedicated to protecting the planet’s biodiversity, fostering environmental stewardship and improving animal welfare. We caught up with President and Co-Founder Vicki Benjamin to learn how they prio...Read more

The Red Colobus monkey, native in Zanzibar (c) Andrew Seidl

15 Jun 2022

African countries lighting the way for biodiversity finance solutions

Biodiversity finance experts from across Africa and beyond came together in Zanzibar, Tanzania last week at the BIOFIN 8th African Regional Dialogue to share experiences and build their knowledge about biodiversity finance solutions. Around 50 experts from 12 participating African countries and BIOF...Read more

By Carlo Lisa

1 Feb 2022

Swamps need saving, how can we invest in them?

Today is world wetlands day. Wetlands ecosystem services are worth US$47 trillion annually, supporting the livelihoods of one billion people and supporting life on this earth. Yet the story of our wetlands is a story of disappearance and a story of an urgent need for financing these important source...Read more