Sustainable Festival: UNEP's Mulder says asset owners must take nature-based investment more seriously

Investment gap must be closed

Anna Fedorova
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There is a huge need to invest in assets that protect our nature and climate, according to Ivo Mulder, head of the climate finance unit at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), who highlighted a startling lack of funding for sustainable land and other nature investments.

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