Funding award for biodiversity and finance programme
Making biodiversity renewal a key consideration in the financial system is the subject of a research programme that has received a further £3 million to launch a new network and hub.
Funded by the Natural Environment Research Council and in collaboration with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), the Integrating Finance & Biodiversity for a Nature Positive programme launched in April 2023 to find new methods to reduce the global economy’s damage to the planet and improve sustainability.
Professor Ben Groom, said: “The finance system has a vital role in shaping how the global economy responds to and reduces biodiversity loss and climate change. With the second phase of this programme we aim to close the data and knowledge gaps, evaluate the extent to which nature based risks are taken into account by investors and financial institutions, and offer solutions to ensure sustainable decision-making.”
