Financing Nature

Jan 19 2024 39 ep. 32 mins 24
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How can we invest in nature? Financing Nature from GFI Hive aims to better understand how we can grow investment in nature and move towards a nature-positive economy. Each episode features interviews with leaders in finance, policy and the environment to discuss solutions. Hosted by the Green Finance Institute's Helen Avery.

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Farming Toolkit Special Episode: Archie Ruggles-Brise, Spains Hall Estate

Jan 19 2024 36 mins  
Join us for this special episode of our mini-series, Farming Nature, as Archie Ruggles-Brise shares his experience and advice on preparing for Biodiversity Net Gain. We also hear about interventions across his Essex farm such as the introduction of beavers for flood management. This episode is designed to support farmers working through Milestone 5 of our Farming Toolkit. Our regul

Farming Toolkit Special Episode: Timothy Coates, co-founder Oxbury Bank and third generation farmer

Jan 10 2024 38 mins  
From January 2024 to the end of March 2024, GFI's Financing Nature podcast is becoming Farming Nature - a series of audio interviews designed to support UK farmers in understanding nature markets as part of the newly-launched Farming Toolkit on GFI Hive. In this episode, Timothy Coates, co-founder of Oxbury Bank and third generation farmer shares why he is adapting his farm re

COP15 Special: Live from Montréal

Dec 15 2022 54 mins  
In this episode of Financing Nature in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme for COP15 in Montréal, we speak to those on the ground to hear why they have come, what they are hoping for from the negotiations on the crucial Global Biodiversity Framework, and their own work in halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030. Topics cover the Taskforce on Nature-re

COP15 Special: Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary, and David Ainsworth, Information Officer, UN Convention on Biological Diversity

Dec 06 2022 27 mins  
In this special episode at the start of COP15 in Montreal in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme, guests Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary, and David Ainsworth, Information Officer, at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity join the Green Finance Institute's Helen Avery. Together they share what we need to see over the 12 days of the Conference including

COP27 Special Series, Episode 5: Susan Gardner and Ivo Mulder

Nov 02 2022 32 mins  
In this final episode of our COP27 Special Series with the United Nations Environment Programme, we are joined from UNEP's Ecosystems Division by Susan Gardner, Head of the Ecosystems Division and Ivo Mulder, Head of the  Climate Finance Unit. Susan and Ivo wrap up the series by sharing what they hope to see happen at COP27 and the actions we collectively need to take to ensur

COP27 Special Series, Episode 4: Karen Sack and Yabanex Batista

Oct 26 2022 33 mins  
Over 70% of the planet's surface is cover with water, yet when it comes to protecting and restoring oceans health, finance is sorely missing. Indeed, only 0.01% of all climate finance is invested into marine and coastal nature based solutions. In this fourth episode of the Financing Nature COP27 Special Series with UNEP, Karen Sack, executive director at the Ocean Risk and Resilien

COP27 Special Series, Episode 3: Kaddu Sebunya and David Cheboryot

Oct 19 2022 37 mins  
Africa, host to COP27, is also host to 30% of the world's biodiversity. It is also a continent on an accelerated economic growth trajectory. This episode, guests Kaddu Sebunya, CEO, African Wildlife Foundation and David Cheboryot, Director of Entrepreneurship Centres – Africa - E4Impact Foundation share how economic growth, community development and conservation can go hand in ha

COP27 Special Series, Episode 2: Andrew Deutz and Yasmine Sagita

Oct 12 2022 33 mins  
In our second episode of Financing Nature's special series with UNEP, Andrew Deutz, Director of Global Policy, Institutions and Conservation Finance at The Nature Conservancy shares the need to mobilise government and development bank aid into nature restoration projects, and the role of guarantees and insurance, and Yasmine Sagita, Chief of People, Sustainability and Corporate Aff

COP27 Special Series, Episode 1: Sagarika Chatterjee and José Pugas

Oct 04 2022 31 mins  
In this first episode of Financing Nature's COP27 Special Series from the Green Finance Institute and United Nations Environment Programme, we explore how the finance sector can reduce deforestation and finance reforestation, and frame up what we need from global leaders at COP27. Helen Avery speaks with Champions Finance Lead, Sagarika Chatterjee, about the work of the Glasgow Fin

COP27 Special Series: Teaser

Sep 30 2022 1 mins  
On October 5th, The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Green Finance Institute (GFI) will launch a five-episode special series of Financing Nature in the lead up to COP27. Each episode will showcase a project on the ground in the Global South, and interviews with leading figures in the world of finance and nature to discuss what we need from our global governments in E