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Finance for Nature

  • Nature- and Biodiversity-Positive Investments

    Nature- and biodiversity-positive investments are financial commitments that aim to protect, restore, or enhance natural ecosystems while generating measurable ecological and social benefits. These investments support initiatives such as sustainable…

  • Payments for Ecosystem Services

    Farmers and local communities managing natural resources are paramount for preserving ecosystem services. Rice harvest in the Philippines. Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) are mechanisms that provide financial incentives to…

  • Ecosystem Services: the Role of Pollinators

    Pollinator Lesser Long-nosed Bats (Leptonycteris curasoae). Pollinators, including bees, butterflies, other insects, birds and mammals such as bats, play a fundamental role in maintaining ecosystem functionality and biodiversity. They facilitate…

  • Habitat Restoration

    Overview of a coastal restoration approach, as discussed in Waltham et al., 2020. Human activities such as urbanization, intensive agriculture, deforestation, overgrazing, pollution and climate change are the major drivers…

  • Urban Ecology and Green Infrastructure Planning

    Urban areas profoundly transform landscapes and ecological processes. Cities present unique ecological challenges, including habitat fragmentation, pollution, heat islands, and altered hydrology. Urban ecology, the study of interactions between living…