Biodiversity
News
India can be a global leader in building a nature-positive economy
India’s total agriculture subsidies are likely to reach $45-50 billion in perpetuity by 2030. Repurposing it to support India’s 120 million smallholder farmers transition to regenerative agriculture can help generate
Who will foot the bill to protect nature?
Conservation experts say far more finance is needed to reverse a catastrophic decline in biodiversity, with scientists warning in 2019 that about a million animals and plant species are at
UN launches the first artificial intelligence tool for rapid natural capital accounting
New tool will make it easier for countries to measure ecosystems An innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will make it easier for countries to measure the contributions of nature
Reports
The Costs of not Implementing EU Environmental Law (EC)
The purpose of this new study prepared by the European Commission is to estimate the costs and foregone benefits for the EU from not achieving the environmental targets specified in
The Social Cost of Carbon: An Aggregate View from Latin America (ECLAC)
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean recently published a study that analyses the social cost of carbon (SCC) for the development of public policies on climate change
Innovative mechanisms for financing biodiversity conservation: A comparative summary of experiences from Mexico and Europe (IEEP)
Meeting global commitments on protecting and restoring biodiversity will require innovative funding approaches. This report by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and partners compared the use of novel
