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Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... response to the biodiversity crisis. Over half of global GDP relies moderately or highly on natural capital and ecosystem services. And in Australia, industries like agriculture, fishing, tourism, and manufacturing depend heavily on natural resources. ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... impact, adopt no deforestation policies in line with global best practice voluntary commitments, incorporate ecosystem services into land valuations, apply nature risk and opportunity frameworks to operations and value chains. "Nature and biodiversity ...

UniSuper, pension funds buy forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... biodiversity markets." In December 2022, Forico became the first forestry manager in Australia to achieve FSC Ecosystem Services certification for its approach to protecting the biodiversity values across its estate.

New Forests adds California forestry assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... habitat," and will also look at environmental opportunities such as "conservation easements and valuation of ecosystem services to further achieve positive environmental outcomes alongside financial return." The McCloud Forest sits adjacent to two other ...

New nature-based team for AECOM ANZ

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... output - US$44 trillion of economic value generation - is moderately or highly dependent on nature and its ecosystem services. These include climate regulation, carbon storage, pollination, and water regulation. Therefore, nature-based solutions are ...

ASX200 see material biodiversity risks: Martin Currie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... well - Martin Curie found banks and insurance companies see opportunities for the development of markets for ecosystem services and biodiversity credits, like carbon credits. "We will also be using our extensive company engagement program with boards ...

State of the Environment report a wake up call for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) noted that "30% of Australia's GDP is dependent on biodiversity and ecosystem services," and called for a greater understanding of nature as an asset upon which the Australian economy is built and depends ...

Assessing impacts of nature-based solutions: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... year, CMI noted. Carbon credits that are derived from nature-based solutions such as carbon sequestration, ecosystem services, and livelihood benefits are a distinct opportunity in the Asia Pacific and particularly for Pacific Island countries "due to ...

HSBC, partners to identify blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... steps - identifying the asset - a wetland, or a mangrove forest, identifying the condition of that assets, what ecosystem services are derived from the asset, and then conditions related to the quantity and quality of that service, and then connecting ...

Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Biodiversity and the value of ecosystem services are a critical part of a healthy global economy, with investors working to calculate risk and opportunity on investment portfolios. BNP Paribas Asset Management has named biodiversity as one of its key ...
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