Assessing finance for nature-based solutions

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute describes a study using OECD data to assess the scale and effectiveness of international development finance for nature-based solutions (NbS) in developing countries, specifically focusing on least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states (SIDS).

• International development and climate finance are critical for implementing nature-based solutions in developing countries, particularly for small island developing states (SIDS) and least developed countries (LDCs) that rely on external assistance to supplement domestic revenues for environmental protection and sustainable development.
• The authors note the difficulty in accurately measuring international development finance for NbS and suggest that using multiple data approaches is necessary for decision makers to understand variation rather than relying on a single set of figures.
• A scoping review of projects in LDCs and SIDS revealed uncertainty regarding how biodiversity and human benefits are achieved; the authors suggest that if project activities are not explicitly designed for ecosystem challenges and co-benefits are merely assumed, current funding estimates may hide a larger finance gap.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Assessing finance for nature-based solutions. https://www.sei.org/publications/assessing-finance-nature-based-solutions/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Assessing finance for nature-based solutions. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/assessing-finance-nature-based-solutions/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022assessing, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Assessing finance for nature-based solutions}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/assessing-finance-nature-based-solutions/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }