Biodiversity risks raise corporate debt-default chances in China -paper
Biodiversity risks make Chinese listed companies significantly more likely to default on their debts, with nature-dependent sectors the most exposed, according to a forthcoming paper.
Read MoreReport estimates Australian companies with biggest biodiversity impacts
The Australian companies with the largest direct impacts on species extinction risk have been estimated in land-conversion terms in a report.
Read MoreUK govt-backed nature fund raises £65 mln for carbon, biodiversity markets
A carbon credit and biodiversity net gain (BNG)-focused nature fund, backed by the UK government, has raised £64.6 million at its first close towards a target of at least £90 mln.
Read MoreNature-based solutions are central to economic stability in the Philippines -report
Nature-based solutions (NbS) are key to economic stability, food security, and disaster risk reduction in the Philippines, according to a report shared with Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreScale nature-based solutions to reverse wetland loss in APAC, research says
Nature-based solutions (NbS), including biodiversity credits, should be scaled to tackle wetland loss in the Asia-Pacific region, a development bank said on Wednesday.
Read MoreDutch investor combines biodiversity, climate tools to alter investment portfolios
A Netherlands-based asset manager has combined its biodiversity and climate assessment tools to create an investment approach that could prompt significant portfolio changes.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Biodiversity credits are closest ecosystem service to commercial viability
Biodiversity credits are the ecosystem services market closest to becoming commercially viable as a funding source in their own right, but for now most nature value is still being priced indirectly, the head of a nature-based solutions financier has said.
Read MoreBiodiversity credits could become the future of carbon markets, exec says
Biodiversity credits could become the next premium layer of carbon markets, rewarding projects that protect nature as well as store carbon, the head of a climate finance company has said in a paper.
Read MoreNew Zealand govt warned against replacing conservation funding with biodiversity credits -paper
New Zealand’s government should treat voluntary biodiversity credit markets cautiously, as private finance should not replace public conservation funding, according to a paper published on Monday.
Read MoreDeforestation engagement tool launches for the financial sector
A coalition of 23 NGOs launched a tool this week, aimed at helping financial institutions engage with corporates on deforestation.
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