State of Finance for Nature 2023

This annual report from the UN Environment Programme can help you understand the scale of financing needed to tackle climate, biodiversity, and land degradation-related challenges. It makes the case for large-scale investment in Nature-based Solutions (NbS), examines the current scale of financial flows driving negative impacts on nature, and examines the state of financial flows driving positive impacts through NbS. It also provides estimates on the extent of NbS financing required to reach key Rio Convention targets, such as limiting the rise in climate change to 1.5° C, protecting 30% of land and sea by 2030, and reaching land degradation neutrality by 2030. The report concludes with key findings and recommendations for green financing. These insights will be most useful to the sustainability, finance, and strategy teams.