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Mongabay.com News: Private capital investments in conservation have taken off since 2013

Over the past decade, banks, fund managers, and others funneled more than $8 billion into investments aimed at delivering measurable environmental benefits as much as financial returns, according to a new report prepared by the NGO Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace initiative.

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Mongabay: Private capital investments in conservation have taken off since 2013

Over the past decade, banks, fund managers, and others funneled more than $8 billion into investments aimed at delivering measurable environmental benefits as much as financial returns, according to a new report prepared by the NGO Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace initiative.

FT IN THE NEWS Climate

Ecosystem Marketplace: Climate, Cooperation, and Trade Dominate Davos Economic Forum

While US President-Elect Donald Trump was tweeting dissatisfaction at his perception of how CNN will probably cover his daughter in an upcoming piece, Chinese President Xi Jinping was kicking off the 47th meeting of the World Economic Forum, which this year has the theme “Responsive and Responsible Leadership”. Xi drew applause from business leaders – […]

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The Huffington Post: Why Did Conservation Investors Leave $3 Billion On the Table Last Year?

Five years ago, Prisca Mayende‘s four-acre farm looked just like those around her: treeless and flat, it baked in the sun, lay fallow for periods, and lived on expensive fertilizers.

FT IN THE NEWS Forests

Asian Correspondent: Satellite images reveal grim truth of Cambodia’s forest loss

BETWEEN 2001 and 2014, the annual rate of forest loss in Cambodia increased by 14.4 percent, the highest rate in the world.

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Impact Alpha: Conservation investment reaches $8.2 billion

A couple years ago, environmentalists were excited that $5.1 billion had been invested in conservation efforts since 2004. The latest number: $8.2 billion, a 62 percent jump. A new report from Forest Trends also found that $3.1 billion committed for sustainable food and agriculture, habitat protection, clean water initiatives and other conservation projects is still […]

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BusinessGreen: Private funding for conservation projects soars 62 per cent in two years

Conservation-related projects are enjoying a surge of popularity among private investors, according to a report released yesterday which reveals private capital invested in projects that deliver environmental…

FT IN THE NEWS Climate

Politico: Tillerson faces wide array of questions today

YOU’RE UP, TILLERSON: Former Exxon Mobil leader Rex Tillerson takes the hot seat today at 9:00 a.m. as he seeks to become the top U.S. diplomat. Tillerson will face aggressive questioning on everything from his close ties to Russia, Exxon’s complex history on climate change and how he would tackle international climate diplomacy as secretary […]

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Trust Advisor: Private Investment In Conservation Reaches $8.2B

The private sector channeled $8.2 billion of private capital into investments that seek measurable environmental benefits, in addition to financial returns, between 2004 and 2015 according to a report released today by Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace.

FT IN THE NEWS Agriculture

Ecosystem Marketplace: Private Investment In Conservation Reaches $8.2 Billion

The private sector channeled $8.2 billion (B) of private capital into investments that seek measurable environmental benefits – in addition to financial returns – between 2004 and 2015 according to a report released today by Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace.

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