The study was carried out in two protected areas in southern Spain: Doñana National Park and Sierra Nevada National Park. This study assesses the extent to which ecosystem services have been implemented in conservation strategies in protected areas. Data collection was carried out through workshops...
A new World Bank Group (WBG) report ‘Mobilizing Private Finance for Nature’ looks at the current state of play for private finance for biodiversity and ecosystem services. The report argues that the financial sector, has a critical role to play in addressing the global biodiversity...
Investing in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) pays off. This is the conclusion of an investigation into the benefits of Mediterranean marine reserves for the economy and wider society, commissioned by the Marilles Foundation and developed in collaboration with Ecoacsa, the Balearic Center for Applied...
“The Economic Case for Nature” is part of a series of papers by the World Bank that lays out the economic rationale for investing in nature and recognizes how economies rely on nature for services that are largely underpriced. This report presents a first-of-its-kind global...
“The Economic Case for Nature”, is part of a series of reports that lays out the economic rationale for investing in nature. Led by the Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy (ENB) Global Practice at the World Bank, the series aims to provide analytical insights...
Instituto LIFE has launched the 2nd Public Consultation of the International Standard on Sustainable Territorial Management, whose objective is to facilitate decision-making on the management of the territory -both at urban and rural level- that affects the state of natural capital, in order to...
Achieving a climate-resilient future requires rapid, sustained and far-reaching transformations in energy, land-use, infrastructure and industrial systems. Large-scale expansion of renewable energy can play a critical role in meeting the world’s growing energy demands and in the fight against climate change. However, even ‘clean’ energy...
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today published its Global Typology of Ecosystems, the first-ever comprehensive system for classifying and mapping all ecosystems on Earth based on both their functions and composition. The typology allows for more coordinated and effective approaches to conservation...
Ecosystems are critically important components of Earth’s biological diversity and as the natural capital that sustains human life and well-being. Yet all of the world’s ecosystems show hallmarks of human influence, and many are under acute risks of collapse, with consequences for habitats of species,...
The prestigious Dasgupta Review highlights the critical role nature plays in supporting healthy societies, resilient economies and thriving businesses, while simultaneously painting a clear picture of what we stand to lose. It calls for a fundamental change in how we think about and approach economics...
