Publications

The Little Book of Investing in Nature provides an essential overview of the area of biodiversity finance at a time when governments and international negotiators are urgently seeking pragmatic solutions for the twin crises of climate change and the loss of nature. Financing the protection for our natural world is a challenge that governments around the […]

“Innovative Finance for Conservation: Roles for Ecologists and Practitioners” summarizes many challenges and opportunities pertaining to the mobilization of private capital towards conservation. The research pays particular attention to the role of consistent and accountable frameworks in guiding project design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluations, while also ensuring flexibility, performance, and salience for stakeholders. Read More

Earth is experiencing dramatic and accelerating biodiversity loss caused by human activities. Although extinction is a natural phenomenon, scientists estimate the world is now losing species at up to 1,000 times the natural rate of one to five species per year. The abundance of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians has declined, on average, by […]