Notes

Short, sourced pieces from the research desk. Every figure has a parent. Every note ends with a decision.

Solution3 min What works: three countries that moved the numberCosta Rica paid landowners to keep forest and forest cover rose from about 40% to close to 60%. Seychelles swapped US$21.6m of debt and protected a third of its ocean. Namibia put a fifth of its land under community conservancies. Three policies a reader could copy. Post6 min Thirty to one: the most important ratio in the world economyFor every dollar the world invests in nature, more than thirty flow the other way. The ratio is the whole argument, and this year it comes with dates attached. Note2 min What we are building before COP17Four public instruments, one rule book, and a date. A short note on what Biodiversity Economy will publish between now and 19 October 2026.

Solutions

The strand for what works: policies, deals and business models that moved a number in nature's favour, with the figures and their sources, written so that a reader could copy them.

Solution3 min What works: three countries that moved the numberCosta Rica paid landowners to keep forest and forest cover rose from about 40% to close to 60%. Seychelles swapped US$21.6m of debt and protected a third of its ocean. Namibia put a fifth of its land under community conservancies. Three policies a reader could copy.

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