Australia publishes first ecosystem services accounts, placing value at A$85 bln
Australia’s ecosystem services provided at least A$85 billion ($53 bln) worth of support for its economic wellbeing, despite its declining health, according to the country’s first experimental National Ecosystem Accounts released Thursday.
Read MoreUK tech companies announce AI-driven biodiversity risk partnership
An AI-focused research centre, established by a subsidiary of one of Japan’s largest insurers, and a nature data company have announced a partnership on a biodiversity risk product.
Read MoreCOP16: UK releases national biodiversity plan for 2030
The UK government published its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) on Wednesday, committing to achieving all the 23 targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
Read MoreBiodiversity conservation funding largely ignores threatened species, study finds
The bulk of global biodiversity funding over the past decades went towards the conservation of a limited number of species, often non-threatened, while those in urgent need of protection were largely overlooked, according to a 25-year study released this week.
Read MoreUK energy company to set nature targets in line with TNFD
UK energy company Drax has committed to setting biodiversity targets in its newly released sustainability framework, also pledging to align with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) recommendations by next year.
Read MoreVenture exec reveals biggest biodiversity investment opportunities
A Switzerland-based venture capital investor has revealed the startup specialisms it considers the most investable in biodiversity, ranging from AI to regenerative agriculture.
Read MoreInvestors keen to grow nature conservation investment in Canada
Investors are keen to grow their portfolios with nature conservation investment in Canada, according to a new report which seeks to benchmark progress of the country’s nature finance market.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Nature – the hottest investment of 2025 that global superpowers can’t afford to ignore
On paper, the world’s plan to protect nature has almost everything it needs – except the money, writes the Zoological Society London.
Read MoreFEATURE: Resumed COP16 talks eye nature finance deal amid resurfacing tensions
The COP16 UN biodiversity conference resumed on Tuesday in Rome after talks were abruptly halted in November, with negotiators facing increasing pressure to hammer out a deal on nature finance amid fears that long-standing political divisions may prove too challenging to bridge.
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