Biodiversity finance: What has been achieved and where is it heading
本文考察金融市场应对自然危机的现状,指出资金投入远低于需求,分析市场为何抗拒为自然融资,并建议学术界如何引导资金流向自然恢复方案。
The planet's natural resources and that biodiversity are showing a marked decline. In this paper we examine the role financial markets are taking in addressing the nature crisis. To date, the scale of financial capital being directed into nature and biodiversity solutions is well below required levels. We highlight the plentiful nature-related resources already available, despite a financial markets perception to the contrary, and discuss why the capiatl markets may be resistant to financing nature. Financial markets are great innovators, evidenced by the number of nature-related instruments available, showing that intellectual capital is being applied to this issue. We propose ways in which the academic community can be instrumental in directing the necessary financial flows into nature recovery solutions.