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‘Put a price’ on nature to increase biodiversity incentives, experts say
Climate change is not the only global environmental threat that demands attention. Scientists widely agree that loss of wildlife and the natural environment is an equally urgent crisis. Climate change is not
P4G Summit to Chart Path to Green Recovery, Carbon Neutrality by 2050
In the run-up to the 2021 Seoul Summit, convened by Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G), the SDG Knowledge Hub is previewing how, through dedicated sessions, the Summit
World Must Move From Pledges to Actual Green Recovery Spending
In the wake of a once-in-a-generation pandemic and economic crisis, spending on green recoveries is less than an average year’s worth of subsidies on fossil fuels. March 2021 marked the
Reports
The Political Economy of Biodiversity Policy Reform (OECD)
This OECD report provides insights on the political economy of biodiversity related policy reforms. It draws on existing literature and four new case studies covering the French tax on pesticides,
Scaling-up Finance Mechanisms for Biodiversity (OECD)
This report by the OECD considers the opportunities for scaling-up finance for biodiversity from six so-called “innovative financial mechanisms”, as classified under the Convention on Biological Diversity. These are environmental
Innovative instruments for conservation funding (IEEP)
This report by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and partners provides an assessment of a number of novel economic instruments – ecological fiscal transfers (EFT), tax reliefs, marketed