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Financial Sector Guidebook on Nature-Based Solutions Investment: Aligning Investment With Impacts and Showcasing Examples

Abstract

This paper discusses key challenges in scaling NBS finance and provides a clear roadmap for financial institutions to follow. It highlights how financial institutions can tap into NBS-related opportunities across three domains: risk mitigation and portfolio resilience; sustainable financial growth; and emerging market opportunities and financial innovations. The Guidebook provides recommendations to address common challenges, NBS investment options, and frameworks and tools for monitoring the financial, environmental, and social impacts of NBS investments.

Published 
Jun 2025
Author(s)
Helen Ding and Courtney McLaren
Langues(s)
English
Focus topic
  • Climate / Weather / Environment
  • Market / Trade
Focus region
Global
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