Biodiversity

A group of investors debated the merits of considering nature-based solutions as part of an infrastructure portfolio, arguing that stable long-term offtake backed by real assets could make it a close fit.

The fund will alongside multiple British scientific and research institutions to invest in start-up, spin-out and scale-up businesses linked to the bodies.

Australia’s Nature Repair Act came into effect in December and is expected to create a ‘world-first legislated, national, voluntary biodiversity market.’

Domain Timber Advisors chief executive Joe Sanderson says a ‘quiet period’ has provided an opportunity for managers to strategize how they will meet LPs’ evolving forestry demands.

Asset manager Gresham House has launched a $380m fund that will create habitat banks that generate biodiversity net gain units, which will be sold to real estate developers.

The firm has been working with Environment Bank for two years to develop its strategy in anticipation of biodiversity net-gain credits coming into effect.

Chief executive Alex Finkral says the firm’s Sumitomo-backed debut fund takes a broad approach to generating returns but neglecting carbon would mean 'you are probably doing your investors a disservice'.

There is an urgent need to safeguard the biodiversity of our oceans by switching to onshore fishing, but capital has not been deployed at scale.

The nascent debt restructuring facility has been lauded as a silver bullet for conservation finance in some quarters, but needs to continue its growth if it is to have a material global impact.

Strategies seeking investments in themes like nature-based solutions, biodiversity and natural resources – or natural capital – have begun to sprout in various infrastructure asset managers’ mandates.