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• [New] Investing in nature restoration and climate action can bring substantial economic returns: annual investments of €5.8 billion in protected areas could generate €300 billion per year in benefits. Joint Research Centre
• Earthly is on a mission to protect and restore 1% of the planet by 2030 through credible, high-integrity nature funding that benefits climate, biodiversity and people. earthly-org
• Nature-inspired concepts will play an increasingly important role in architectural lighting design throughout 2026. Lena Lighting
• As climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, and ecosystem destruction continue to threaten communities across the globe, organizations and businesses working to restore nature are becoming more important than ever. Opportunities for Youth
• The State of Private Investment in Nature 2026 reports a significant increase in the deployment of blended finance models, where public capital is used to de-risk private investments in biodiversity and ecosystem restoration. QUE.com
• Financial markets are effectively blind to nature-related risks. The Japan Times
• England's water supply is under growing strain due to a combination of climate change, population growth, public water supply leakage and water intensive industries and without action the risk of drought in England threatens the very systems on which people and nature depend. Water Magazine
• To restore the world's biodiversity, reverse nature loss, and reach net-zero by 2050, more than US$ 3 trillion in financing will be needed each year. PAA
• The latest IPCC report demonstrated that nature-based solutions such as reducing the destruction of forests and other ecosystems, restoring them, and improving the management of working lands, such as farms - are among the top five most effective strategies for mitigating carbon emissions by 2030. IUCN
• Across Europe, invasive alien species are becoming one of the fastest-growing threats to nature. IUCN
• Seven of the top ten global risks expected to emerge over the next decade are environmental or social in nature. BIP.Verco
• By closing loopholes on profit-shifting and tax havens, and setting new taxes, nationally and globally, on the profits of the biggest polluters and on extreme wealth, countries could unlock public funds urgently needed for climate action, nature protection and essential public services. Greenpeace International
• In 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia, countries will review progress toward the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted at COP 15 as a roadmap to reverse biodiversity loss and help people live in better harmony with nature. UN News
• Nature loss could add US$162bn per year to sovereign debt-servicing costs across 23 countries. Green Central Banking
• The Nature segment is expected to grow at 4.5% from 2026 to 2034. The Insight Partners
• Over the next few decades, the world's farmers will need to produce much more food to feed a growing population while using much less land and doing much less damage to nature to avoid cascading environmental crises. Wired
• Current finance flows to nature-based solutions are estimated to be US$ 220 billion per year, only one third of what is needed to meet climate, biodiversity, and land degradation targets by 2030. Nature
• The primary global maritime piracy hotspots remain Southeast Asia, the Horn of Africa, and West Africa, but the nature of threats in each region has shifted considerably in recent years. Nautilus Shipping
• 2026's Green Week will put the spotlight on the business case for nature, demonstrating that a nature-positive economy is essential for Europe's prosperity, resilience, and competitiveness. Invest4Nature

Last updated: 13 September 2026