50% of the global economy is under threat from biodiversity loss

Human activity is destroying biodiversity faster than ever before. Almost 80% of threatened species are impacted by economic activity. The COP15 summit has started work towards a new global pact on nature protection. 5 key transformations can save the natural world and boost GDP by trillions of dollars. Whether you live in a city, a […]

Is nature-based investing ready for take-off in Africa?

Thousands of delegates gathered for the 2022 United Nations biodiversity conference (Cop15) in Montreal in December, tasked with finding a pathway to halt the alarming decline in global biodiversity. The negotiations eventually produced a landmark agreement to protect 30% of the Earth’s land and oceans by 2030, along with a host of other targets to reduce the […]

Non-profit selected to help African central banks assess nature-related risk

Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) will be quantifying changes in credit risk under different nature and climate scenarios for African central banks this year, the Kenya-based development agency’s director of risk, Kelvin Massingham, told Responsible Investor.  Massingham was speaking to RI after FSD Africa was selected to deliver the UK government’s Nature Positive Economy programme, alongside the UNDP’s Biodiversity […]