Helen AveryOct 17, 20192 minWorld Bank meetings tackle financing nature On October 17 during the IMF annual Fall meetings, the World Bank hosted a session on Investing in Nature. While banking heads and invest...
Helen AveryOct 8, 20192 minBlue Carbon Meets BlockchainUniquely able to breathe and survive in brackish water, filtering out salt through their leaves, and able to migrate when necessary, mang...
Helen AveryOct 8, 20191 minWe Need More Carbon OffsetsCarbon markets, particularly offsets, are shaking off their past and becoming a vital instrument for reaching CO2 reduction goals, protec...
Helen AveryOct 8, 20192 minPricing in Natural Capital: An Urgent NeedClimate is no longer the only risk in town. Thanks to a loud call from the scientific community, nature has finally been given a seat at ...
Helen AveryMay 28, 20192 minInterview: Investing in Sustainable AquacultureFollowing the release of the TNC’s and Encourage Capital’s report on the opportunities within sustainable aquaculture, I caught up with M...
Helen AveryMay 9, 20191 minNFWF Launches Tools for Investments in Coastal Resiliency The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced in May the release of Coastal Resilience Assessments and the creation of a new...
Helen AveryMay 7, 20191 minSustainable Aquaculture - an impact investment opportunity.The Nature Conservancy and Encourage Capital released their detailed report on the sustainable aquaculture industry today. The report, Tow...
Helen AveryApr 28, 20192 minTNC targets $1.6 billion in blue bond impactFrom TNC's press release found here: https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/an-audacious-plan-to-save-the-worl...
Helen AveryApr 26, 20191 minMorgan Stanley to finance plastic waste reductionMorgan Stanley’s Institute for Sustainable Investing has announced the launch of the Morgan Stanley Plastic Waste Resolution to develop a...
Helen AveryApr 26, 20192 minCanada announces marine refuge and protected areasCanada's protected ocean spaces increase to 8.27% In April, Canada announced the designation of the Laurentian Channel Marine Protected A...
Helen AveryOct 3, 20181 minMarine PPPs - a win win?Managed marine protected areas are an effective tool in coastal ocean conservation. They are also ripe to be included in investment struc...
Helen AveryJun 1, 20182 minBlue Finance BeginsAs the oceans reach a crisis point, private capital must be deployed to fund sustainable solutions. Given that the seas are equivalent to...