Unlocking Nature-Smart Development : An Approach Paper on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Unlocking Nature-Smart Development : An Approach Paper on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
News
8 August 2021

The World Bank has just released a new approach paper, Unlocking Nature-Smart Development, framing the management of biodiversity and ecosystem services as a development issue, from both the risk and opportunity perspectives.

It proposes six global response areas aimed at rebalancing nature and economic prosperity:
● Engage economic and financial decision makers
● Integrate nature and nature-based solutions into sector investments
● Enhance local benefits of conserving and sustainably managing nature
● Mobilize finance
● Produce metrics and decision support tools
● Leverage partnerships

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