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Report: Financing for Biodiverse Futures?
A new report from Friends of the Earth US explains how banks and financiers must align with the GBF and develop a biodiversity plan.
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Protecting Biodiversity
This progress shows how banks and financial institutions can — and must — be held accountable to protect biodiversity.
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Global NGOs File Complaint with UN Program Over Support for “Corporate Greenwashing” Initiative
COLOMBIA – Today, a global group of NGOs and rights holders — including Rainforest Action Network, Third World Network, the Forests & Finance coalition, Indigenous Environmental Network, W…
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Red Lines for a Green Future: Exploring Exclusionary Approaches to Protecting Biodiversity and People
A new report from Friends of the Earth US explores how China’s ECR framework can inspire global financial institutions, particularly Chinese banks, to adopt exclusionary financing policies in their in…
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Iconic, Transboundary Ecosystems
Iconic ecosystems are regions or habitats that are globally recognized for their ecological significance & cultural or historical importance.
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Areas Where the Free, Prior & Informed Consent of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Have Not Been Obtained
Indigenous and community lands and forests are associated with lower rates of deforestation and overall better biodiversity conservation.
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Protected and At-Risk Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
Marine and coastland ecosystems are crucial for sustaining biodiversity, regulating the climate, and preserving community livelihoods.
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How Should Financiers Align with the Global Biodiversity Framework?
Six months after the UN Biodiversity Conference, 74 civil society organizations call on financial institutions to protect biodiversity and take action in implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework…
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Protecting Biodiversity from Harmful Financing: Free Flowing Rivers
The briefing paper explains why it is important for banks and financiers to prohibit direct and indirect financing to harmful activities which negatively impact or alter free flowing rivers.
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Protecting Biodiversity from Harmful Financing: Intact Primary and Vulnerable Secondary Forests
The paper, called “Protecting biodiversity from harmful financing: Intact primary and vulnerable secondary forests,” details how banks and financiers are driving forest degradation and deforesta…