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UN Report Raises Nature Finance Gap
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Executive Summary
UNEP says nature-damaging investments hit 7.3 trillion dollars in 2023, dwarfing finance for nature-based solutions and widening the funding gap
- In 2023, nature-negative finance flows totaled more than 7.3 trillion dollars
- Nature-based solutions received about 220 billion dollars in 2023
- Private finance supplied most harmful investment, while public funds covered most nature protection
- Utilities, industrials, energy, and basic materials accounted for 4.9 trillion dollars of harmful investment
- Governments also spent about 2.4 trillion dollars on harmful subsidies in 2023
- The report calls for phasing out harmful subsidies and repurposing destructive investment
- UNEP says nature-based finance must rise to 571 billion dollars annually by 2030
Quick Facts
- What: Report shows harmful nature finance far exceeds protection funding
- Where: Global financial markets across major economic sectors
- Why: To phase out destructive flows and scale nature-positive investment
- Who: UNEP and global public and private financiers
- When: Based on 2023 data released in the report
Coverage Timeline: 8 Days
Featured Article
UNEP reports in 2023 that $7.3 trillion of global investments harm nature while nature-positive finance reached $220 billion, urging policy and private shifts worldwide.
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