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Biodiversity Finance – The Tools at Our Disposal
As governments and financial institutions respond to the economic impact of covid-19, it is crucial to ensure that an increased portion of future stimulus and investments serve to protect and
Aligning sovereign debt with climate action is a post-COVID way forward
As the pandemic leaves more nations on the cusp of insolvency, there are innovative tools to deal with both debt and climate action. 2030 is being dubbed the new 2050. Countries
‘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
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
