Demystifying Biodiversity Finance: New Paper in ‘Nature Reviews Biodiversity’ Published

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What does biodiversity finance actually mean, and can private investment genuinely support nature recovery?

Harrison Carter discusses the paper and the future of biodiversity finance on the latest episode of the Nature Recovery Podcast.

What does biodiversity finance actually mean, and can private investment genuinely support nature recovery?

A new episode of the Nature Recovery Podcast features Harrison Carter discussing his new Nature Reviews Biodiversity paper, Demystifying Biodiversity Finance, with Nat Duffus.

The conversation explores bonds, biodiversity credits, ecological risk and the growing role of finance in conservation, alongside the challenges of building systems that work for both nature and people.

The accompanying review examines how loans, bonds, equity and biodiversity credits are being used to finance conservation and restoration, while highlighting the commercial, ecological and social risks that shape their success.

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Demystifying Biodiversity Finance

Harrison Carter , Benjamin S. Thompson, Joseph W. Bull, Amy Dickman, Julia P. G. Jones, Siddarth Shrikanth & Sophus O. S. E. zu Ermgassen

Nature Reviews Biodiversity (2026)