A new report has pinned the overall value of nature markets at a huge $10tr – but will it cut through with decision makers at COP15? The launch of the UN biodiversity talks in Montreal this week has prompted yet another report that attempts to put a financial value on the services nature provides to...

COP27 may be over but its impact will be felt for many decades to come. Discussions highlighted nature’s pivotal role in tackling the climate crisis. Here we reflect on 10 areas where progress is being made on climate action. The implications of COP27 will likely be felt for decades to come, for better or worse....

The new alliance aims to coordinate policies and practices at financial institutions, companies, regulators and policymakers toward the growth and protection of Africa’s natural resources Nairobi: 8th June 2022  A group of leading financial institutions from across Africa has come together with Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation (MESTI), and the UK-funded financial sector development...

We are all asset managers,” writes Professor Partha Dasgupta in his seminal study on the economics of biodiversity. “Whether as farmers or fishers, foresters or miners, households or companies, governments or communities,” we all influence the store of value held in our most precious asset — the natural world around us. We depend on nature...