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Types of Capital in US Nature-Based Solution (NBS) Markets

Where impact investment can go a long way: Nature-based solution (NBS) markets ripe for scaling

Four Ways Philanthropy Can Accelerate Nature-Based Solutions

Some Myths and Misunderstandings in Biodiversity Credit Markets
Biodiversity credit markets are new and unfamiliar to most of us, and misconceptions abound. Because carbon credit markets have attracted so much attention - good, bad, and ugly, there is a (mostly) false impression that carbon markets are, or should be the single model for a biodiversity market, and that couldn’t be farther from the truth. I spoke recently as part of an excellent series on biodiversity credits hosted by the Environmental Leadership Training Initiative, and below I’ve adapted my comments from that event to address some of the myths and doubts often posed by both advocates and skeptics. If others come to mind, go ahead and throw them in the comments below.

Capital in Nature-Based Solutions Markets
The goal of this project was to determine which financial investments from foundations and other impact investors would be most likely to drive others to invest in NBS. We interviewed fourteen companies and investors focused on deploying capital into nature-based investments.

¿Se puede cambiar un palo borracho por lapacho? Una mirada al mercado emergente de servicios ambientales de Paraguay

Can tropical forest loss be offset by a forest “credit”? A closer look at an emerging environmental market in Paraguay

Fun Tidbits I Learned While Researching US Biodiversity Markets

New Report: Building a Thriving Biodiversity Credit Market

What do they want? Biodiversity Credits. When do they want it? Soon!
What is motivating biocredit buyers at this early stage as the market is in development? Why would corporate buyers and other entities be interested in investing in migratory songbird or salmon credits? What’s in it for them? Today the BCA released a new issue paper, “Demand-side Sources and Motivation for Biodiversity Credits'' that untangles some of these incentives and rationales.

Terrasos and the evolution of habitat banks in Colombia

Top 5 Changes in the New GRI Biodiversity Metric

Corporate Action on Biodiversity: Sweden

United Kingdom’s Net Gain for Biodiversity Goals
