Financiers with $29 trillion urge nature positive, climate action

Published 11:17 on September 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:17 on September 17, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, International

A global investor statement was released Tuesday, with signatures of 534 financial institutions managing more than $29 trillion in assets calling for a whole-government approach to reaching nature positive and net zero emissions.

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Rural workers reject nature commodification in run-up to COP16

Published 12:55 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:55 on September 13, 2024  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, International, South & Central

Smallholder farmers have released a declaration in advance of UN biodiversity conference COP16 with a rejection of discussions that aim to commodify nature.

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EU Commission boss Von der Leyen backs nature credits to drive restoration

Published 12:51 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:51 on September 13, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

The nascent nature credits market is a key solution to the need for economic incentives to restore nature, with its viability proven by carbon, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a speech on Friday.

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Brazil’s G20 bioeconomy initiative releases 10 principles

Published 15:31 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:31 on September 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, International, South & Central

The G20 Initiative on Bioeconomy (GIB), led by the Brazilian government, launched 10 principles on Thursday covering topics such as inclusivity, location specificity, and traditional knowledge use.

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Biodiversity data facility to deliver project grants following EU funding

Published 13:51 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:51 on September 12, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, International

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) will launch a call for grant proposals in 2025 in several regions after receiving €4 million from the EU, in an outreach that will complement its work on ‘data cubes’, an executive has said.

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Experts call for robust targets in Scottish nature bill

Published 16:25 on September 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:25 on September 11, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Scotland urgently needs strong targets to ensure impact in its forthcoming nature bill, covering areas ranging from habitats to species, experts said during a webinar on Wednesday.

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Natural capital investments could pass $1 trln within two decades, financier says

Published 13:07 on September 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:07 on September 11, 2024  / /  Australia, Biodiversity, International

Total investments in the natural capital asset class could rise to $1 trillion or more over the next two decades, on the back of revenues from outputs including biodiversity markets, investor New Forests has said.

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Authors of controversial paper on Indigenous territories respond to debate

Published 16:03 on September 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:03 on September 10, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, International

Researchers have responded to criticism about their paper discussing the percentage of biodiversity found in territories managed by Indigenous Peoples (IPs).

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Investors must strengthen approach to protected biodiversity areas -UN report

Published 11:30 on September 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:30 on September 10, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, International

Investors should adopt a specific strategy when investing near areas with protected biodiversity, charity ShareAction and the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) said in a report published on Tuesday.

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Experts call for COP16 to address Amazon crimes destroying nature

Published 14:59 on September 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:59 on September 6, 2024  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, International, South & Central

Experts on the Amazon have urged action from politicians at the COP16 conference to combat the policies fuelling demand for products from activities like gold mining that are driving biodiversity loss.

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