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Resources
In addition to including resources/links within the posts, here is a more exhaustive list of resources I have found helpful and will add to:
Conservation Finance/Natural Capital Collaborations and Networks
The Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation (CPIC) : http://cpicfinance.com/
The Conservation Finance Network: https://www.conservationfinancenetwork.org/
Conservation Finance Alliance: https://www.conservationfinancealliance.org/
Natural Capital Finance Alliance: https://naturalcapital.finance/
Natural Capital Project: https://naturalcapitalproject.stanford.edu/
Natural Capital Finance Coalition: https://naturalcapitalcoalition.org
Business for Nature: https://www.businessfornature.org/
EU's Business @ Biodiversity: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/biodiversity/business/biodiversity/index_en.htm
Investment Funds/Advisors
Blue Forest Conservation: https://www.blueforestconservation.com/
Mirova: https://www.mirova.com/en
Aqua Spark: http://www.aqua-spark.nl/
Lyme Timber: https://lymetimber.com/
Envirostrat: https://envirostrat.co.nz/
Rewilding Europe Capital: https://rewildingeurope.com/rewilding-europe-capital/
Conservation Capital: https://www.conservation-capital.com/
The Conservation Fund: https://www.conservationfund.org
Althelia: https://althelia.com/
Quantified Ventures: http://quantifiedventures.com
Lestari Capital: http://lestaricapital.com/
Encourage Capital: http://encouragecapital.com/
Terra Global Capital: http://www.terraglobalcapital.com/
Wilderness Markets: http://www.wildernessmarkets.com/
New Forests: https://newforests.com.au/
NatureVest: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/who-we-are/how-we-work/finance-investing/naturevest/
Conservation Investment Management: https://www.conservationinvestment.com/
Conservation Capital for Open Space Institute: https://www.openspaceinstitute.org/what/funding/conservation-capital
Reports
Upcoming: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-economics-of-biodiversity-terms-of-reference
Several great reports can be found here on CPIC's website.
From the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS):
Into the Wild Report
Business and Biodiversity Reports (IUCN):
The State of Private Investment in Conservation 2016 Report:
https://www.forest-trends.org/publications/state-of-private-investment-in-conservation-2016/
Credit Suisse, McKinsey and WWF report:
https://www.cbd.int/financial/privatesector/g-private-wwf.pdf
Conservation and financial benefits for farmers report (EDF):
Conservation Finance Report from the R0ckefeller Foundation 2016:
https://assets.rockefellerfoundation.org/app/uploads/20160121144045/conservation-finance-en.pdf
Conservation and impact investing for US waters (Aspen Institute):
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/2016-aspen-nicholas-water-forum-report/
McKinsey has a report from 2016 below:
Making conservation investable - Stanford Social Innovation Review 2014
https://ssir.org/up_for_debate/article/making_conservation_finance_investable
A Global Deal for Nature
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/4/eaaw2869
IPBES:
IPCC Land Use Report:
https://www.ipcc.ch/2019/08/08/land-is-a-critical-resource_srccl/
Aquaculture
Report on aquaculture financing from TNC and Encourage Capital:
Reports from the Global Aquaculture Alliance:
https://www.aquaculturealliance.org/academy/
Agriculture
Data from Project Drawdown:
https://www.drawdown.org/solutions
State of Investments in Regenerative/Sustainable Ag
http://www.croataninstitute.org/soilwealth
Soil loss: https://www.pnas.org/content/114/36/9575
Economics of Land Degradation: https://www.eld-initiative.org/fileadmin/pdf/ELD-main-report_05_web_72dpi.pdf
FAIRR - investors in alt proteins etc.
US examples of regenerative farming:
https://www.whiteoakpastures.com/
IPCC Land Use Report
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/srccl/
Land Degradation Neutrality Fund
https://www.unccd.int/actions/impact-investment-fund-land-degradation-neutrality
Beyond Investing - vegan/cruelty free
https://www.beyondinvesting.co/
FAO:
http://www.fao.org/land-water/news-archive/news-detail/en/c/1032702/
Sustainable Forestry/Proforestry/Aforestation etc.
https://www.regen.network/rainforestfoundation.html
Other Helpful Sites/Organisations:
List of foundations funding conservation efforts: https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/grants-for-conservation
Forest Trends: https://www.forest-trends.org/who-we-are/mission-and-history/
The Linden Trust for Conservation: http://lindentrust.org/
Rare: https://rare.org/
Environmental Defense Fund on EI Bonds: https://www.edf.org/blog/2017/07/14/environmental-impact-bonds-next-big-thing-green-investments
Conservation International: https://www.conservation.org/
Cornell University: https://www.atkinson.cornell.edu/research/consfinance.php
Yale University: https://cbey.yale.edu/
International Union for Conservation of Nature: https://www.iucn.org/
Highstead and Harvard Forest: https://www.wildlandsandwoodlands.org/our-reports
The GIIN: https://thegiin.org/
Ed Barbier: http://www.edwardbbarbier.com/
Paulson Institute: http://www.paulsoninstitute.org/economics-environment/