Biodiversity

Mirova has also announced a €10m investment into regenerative agricultural startup ReGeneration, aiming to help French and Belgian farmers transform agricultural practices towards more resilient models.

The global nature intelligence company has partnered with Brazilian R&D institution Firjan SENAI to bring its biodiversity monitoring approach directly to Brazil.

Ecosystem Investment Partners, which invests in large-scale wetland, stream and habitat restoration projects across the US, has announced the final close of its fifth fund with commitments from both local and European investors.

With natural capital at a crossroads, institutional investors looking to gain exposure to land, agriculture and forestry should strike now or risk being left behind, a new report says.

Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) offer investors a way to align their investments with measurable environmental outcomes, while also serving as a test of both government policy credibility and environmental ambition, according to Ninety One.

Nature finance is gaining momentum, but the complexity of the sector often leaves nature underpriced, undervalued and underfinanced, a new report has said.

The investment, underpinned by backing from West Yorkshire Pension Fund, will help Oyster Heaven provide environmental benefits by restoring lost oyster habitats.

A Cardano study has explored new ways to monitor biodiversity impact, and raises the prospect of using eco-acoustics to measure investee progress in achieving biodiversity goals.

The cooperation between both organisations targets nature-based solution companies within the value chains of globally traded commodities in Indonesia including coffee, cacao and coconut.

The UK and Dutch governments, alongside IDB Invest, have contributed to the Responsible Commodities Facility, which will provide $60m in loans to soy farmers committed conserving their forest reserves in the Brazilian Cerrado.