With COP31 underway in Antalya, Turkey, there’s a lot of talk about how to finance the just transition, pay for climate loss and damage and support environmental efforts around the world.
On 18 November, alongside COP31, the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) will host its 9th Investment Case Symposium in Antalya and online.
This one-day event on “AI and the Future of Sustainable Finance” hinges on the importance of sustainable finance reaching those who need it.
So, here are our top 10 reads from ThinkLandscape to get you up to speed on financing nature and what it takes to make financial mechanisms work for people and the planet.
To get the ball rolling, this explainer article and video break down how sustainable finance works, why it’s important and who the key contributors are, along with a glossary of financial jargon.
Insurance premiums are getting more costly as climate disasters become stronger and more frequent. Here are the pitfalls of an industry many of us rely on.
Pension companies are some of the largest institutional investors in fossil fuels. Discover how you can divest your pension away from environmentally harmful industries.
With international funding from rich countries on the decline, many African countries are rethinking their circular economies and how to best value the continent’s natural capital.
Many governments subsidize agrochemicals and fossil fuels. Reforming these subsidies was a hot topic at the Biodiversity COP17. Here’s how we can have a just transition for public investment.
Many investors won’t invest less than USD 100 million in a project, deeming it ‘too small.’ Here’s how we can scale up private investment in nature projects of any size.
On the TalkLandscape podcast, we chat with three environmental leaders about how forests can support the bioeconomy through community-based forest management and ecosystem services.
Find out how carbon colonialism has hurt Papua New Guinea and whether carbon markets can be truly inclusive.
Can we really decouple – or disconnect – economic growth from emissions and resource extraction? Here’s why we need a collective mindset shift to value nature properly.
Piggy-backing on last year’s GLF Investment Case, where we explored the impacts of AI on climate initiatives, how to bridge gaps in digital literacy and access and much more.
Source: thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org
