By James Maiden and Onno van den Huevel Nestled among the peaks of the Himalayas between China and India – Bhutan is a land of remote mountain valleys, rich in natural wonders – and with a population less than one million, one of the most sparsely populated countries in Asia. Contrary to the decline...Read more
Sustainable Development
Strengthening the biodiversity finance community in Africa 16 April, Maputo — Generating sustainable social and economic growth while ensuring biodiversity protection is the focus of representatives of more than 10 African countries gathering in Maputo, Mozambique this week to debate and share lesso...Read more
Central Bank of Sri Lanka launched a Roadmap for Sustainable Finance in Sri Lanka on 10 April 2019 at the Sustainable Banking Network Global Meeting of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Washington, D.C. The Roadmap provides a broad direction to financial regulators and financial institu...Read more
The world’s natural capital is worth US$125 trillion per year. This number exceeds the global GDP. The food we eat, the clean air we breathe, our water, medicine, and places for recreation all depend on nature. Humanity depends on nature. Yet, we have historically ignored its value. Nature’s service...Read more
A 1000% spike in funding for biodiversity programs has been secured for the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture in 2019. The small country of Georgia, nestled on the southern slopes of the Caucuses mountain range is home to rich biodiversity and is part of two global biodiversity hots...Read more