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The 2020 WEF Global Risks Report shows top 5 global threats are all climate-related
The top long-term global risks are all severe threats to our climate, with “economic confrontations” and “domestic political polarisation”
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Assessment of Biodiversity Measurement for Approaches for Business and Financial Institutions report
The EU Business @ Biodiversity Platform started a critical and constructive assessment of a sample of biodiversity measurement approaches
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Exploring Natural Capital Solutions for our Shared Marine Environment Seminar Presentations
Bord Iascaigh Mhara and the Irish Forum on National Capital recently joined forces on a senior stakeholder breakfast seminar
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Natural Capital, Investment Banking and Biodiversity
PhD student Andrew Neill reflects on his summer placement at the European Investment bank and the Natural Capital Financing Facility
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Natural Capital Coalition launches Natural Capital Commitment
The Capitals Coalition is launching the Natural Capital Commitment to coincide with Natural Capital Week.
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IPBES in Biodiversity Science Partnership with Kering Group
The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has announced a private sector partnership with Kering
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Event: Creating business value, restoring native woodlands
The Woodland Environmental Fund aims to help create business value from restoring Ireland’s native woodlands, with a briefing November 28th
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Luke McGrath on examining Ireland's Genuine Savings and sustainable development
Luke McGrath summarises his recent publication with Dr Stephen Hynes and Prof John McHale in the journal Ecological Economics
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EU issues new guidance documents on 'working with nature to resolve societal challenges'
THE European Commission has published two guidance documents on working with nature to resolve urgent societal challenges and...
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INCASE ecologist Dr Catherine Farrell on three key Natural Capital Accounting takeaways
INCASE postdoc and ecologist
Dr Catherine Farrell has spent the summer reading up on natural capital accounting, here are 3 key insights
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Economics of Biodiversity Review - the call for evidence
An independent global review, the first on biodiversity to be led by a finance-related government department, is open for evidence
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Environmental Economic and Ecosystem Accounting: how can countries/organisations account for nature?
The UN System for Environmental Economic Accounts (SEEA) is helps countries, regions and organisations better account for nature
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Natural Capital collaboration a topic for the agenda at the European Business and Nature Summit 2019
THE draft agenda for the European Business and Nature Summit - taking place in Madrid in November - has been released
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Forests for Water... use of woodland creation for protection of our water bodies
DECLAN LITTLE, Project Manager for Woodlands of Ireland, writes about the recent Payments for Ecosystem Services - Forests for Water meeting
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'Valuing Our Life Support Systems' - report on NCI's 10-Year Anniversary Summit in London
BLOG: 'Valuing Our Life Support Systems' - our report on the NCI's 10-Year Anniversary Summit in London, May 21, 2019
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Who are the members of the IFNC? Update on the skills, interests and sectors of our 600+ members
Irish Forum on Natural Capital. Here, we break down our diverse membership in terms of their areas of expertise, their key interests and the
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Prof Dieter Helm on 'Economics in the Anthropocene: Can a NatCap Approach prevent Ecological Doom?'
Prof Dieter Helm, Professor of Economic Policy , in Dublin to discuss economics and natural capital in the anthropocene
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Ecosystem Accounting workshop in TCD by Mark Eigenraam, IDEEA Group/Catherine Farrell, BnaM
Leading developer of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA) Mark Eigenraam workshop in Dublin
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Full interactive report on Ireland's first National Biodiversity Conference free to download
The interactive report for Ireland’s National Biodiversity Conference has been published to coincide with Biodiversity Week (May 18-26) by t
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Connecting the environment and finance through natural capital - an eftec & S&P Global workshop
Authors of the Natural Capital Protocol from S&P Global (Trucost) and eftec joined IFNC for a workshop
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Outdoor natural capital workshop a success at Burrenbeo
IFNC Steering Committee members Paddy Woodworth and Craig Bullock delivered an outdoor workshop on the natural capital value of our woodland
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How do we bring biodiversity into Natural Capital Accounts?
Biodiversity underpins everything and there is an opportunity and obligation to reflect it in as many ways as possible
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How can we drive investment in natural capital?
Where does the money come from? When we talk about the need to invest in our natural capital, the question of finance always looms large.
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Natural capital: Making nature pay?
Dr Patrick Bresnihan, Trinity College Dublin, explores the challenges associated with natural capital financing
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