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Thirty years ago – in 1990 – the first Human Development Report (HDR) was launched. As an independent review of development progress and of the evolution of development thinking,...

There is increasing recognition that the economic system needs to change if the catastrophic effects of climate change, biodiversity loss and widening inequality are going to be avoided. While...

Personal reflections on Davos 2020 by Better Nature’s Randall Krantz. Last year the topic of nature made unprecedented ripples at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, with appearances by...

In formal terms, the crowning event of this “Super Year for Nature” will be the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (CBD)....

Proposals are afloat to design and create guidelines and mechanisms for nature-related financial disclosure. The origins of this thinking come from similar efforts that have been ongoing for a...

A PDF of this paper, including references, can be downloaded here. Overview This paper provides an analysis of the state of conservation finance, and a proposed new approach to...

While this year’s Global Risks Report, appropriately, finds environmental risks predominating in 2020, the links to economic and financial risks are notably absent from the report. Rather than make...

2020 Super Year offers a unique opportunity for biodiversity and ecosystems, culminating in the COP for biodiversity in Kunming, China, in October and the COP for climate in Glasgow,...