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Asia needs to mobilize private capital to bankroll its transition to an environmentally sustainable future.
A financial instrument to help governments finance disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction without over-stressing their fiscal budgets
How technology is used in and outside the classroom to improve access to education
Public finance, blue bonds, and marine protection tools can reduce risk and mobilize private capital.
Valuation approaches include cost-based, revealed preference, stated preference, and benefit transfer.
Without proper valuation, natural assets’ scarcity remains economically invisible, leading to their exploitation for short-term gains.
Insights gained from natural capital accounting can guide the design of projects and public policies.
Policy challenges include the shift in financial intermediation away from traditional banks toward digital finance providers.
Support pastoralist-led governance with policies, finance, rights, restoration, and monitoring to sustain mobility, ecosystems, and grassland resilience.
Large-scale reversal of deforestation can be achieved through effective interventions and finance mechanisms that support conservation initiatives.