Making sense of environmental markets and Nature Finance
A simple introduction to nature markets and nature finance – and the best sources of information to learn more.
About
Natural carbon Credits, Biodiversity credits, Biodiversity Net Gain, nature markets, outcome-based payments, nutrient neutrality, green finance, natural capital, investment readiness…
There is increasing talk of a greater role for private money in the restoration of the environment to meet climate and nature goals. But with so many terms in circulation, it can be very confusing.
Join this webinar to orientate yourself in this new arena. Delivered by the Nature Finance team, at this webinar, we will cover:
1. What is natural capital?
2. What is Nature Finance?
3. What do terms like nature markets and environmental markets mean?
4. Examples and case studies
Speakers
Henry Crabb
Ecosystems Knowledge Network
Henry Crabb
Ecosystems Knowledge Network
Henry is EKN’s Nature Finance Specialist, a role which champions and connects projects that are pursuing financial innovation for environmental restoration. Henry manages EKN’s Nature Finance Learning Hub.
Henry’s career has been influenced by growing up in and around his family’s Somerset farm. He studied Biology at the University of Bristol and went on to complete a Masters in Sustainable Urban Design at UCL, culminating in a research project on how a nature-based economy might shape the planning and design of rural villages. Henry joined Ecosystems Knowledge Network from Middlemarch Environmental, where he worked on appraising natural capital and delivering some pioneering projects for biodiversity net gain and nutrient neutrality. Henry is also an approved Assessor for Building with Nature, an industry standard for built development.
Stephen Le Fanu
Ecosystems Knowledge Network
Stephen Le Fanu
Ecosystems Knowledge Network
Stephen is carrying out a Nature Finance research placement at EKN. After completing a biology degree, specialising in ecology and conservation, most of Stephen’s career since has been in social investment, working for place-based investment fund in Bristol which connected finance with projects such as renewable energy, affordable housing or start-up social enterprises.
Stephen now joins these two areas at EKN, carrying out research into Nature Finance and working with Henry on EKN’s Nature Finance Learning Hub. Stephen and Henry recently co-authored EKN’s inaugural 2023 UK Nature Finance Review.