The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative has assessed progress in nature finance since COP16, finding that new frameworks, standards and instruments have yet to produce sufficient changes in financial flows. Its report calls for financial institutions to increase financing, strengthen nature-related risk management and improve data and reporting, while governments provide clearer and more consistent policies and regulations. Based on 2023 data, finance for nature-negative activities exceeded investment in nature-based solutions by about 30 to 1. Private finance provided only around 10% of investment in nature-based solutions, while weak tracking and limited mandatory corporate reporting make harmful private flows difficult to measure and redirect. Ahead of COP17, the initiative is seeking stronger integrity, transparency and credibility in nature markets to support measurable progress toward the 2030 global biodiversity targets.
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative finds nature-negative finance outpaces nature-based investment 30 to 1
The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative found that finance for nature-negative activities exceeded investment in nature-based solutions by about 30 to 1 in 2023. It called for stronger financial sector action, better data and reporting, and clearer government policies to redirect capital toward the 2030 biodiversity targets.