Key Impact Points: CAF Doubles Ocean Commitment to Lead Blue Finance in the Region CAF – the development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean – has announced a bold new investment of $2.5 billion through 2030 to advance a sustainable blue economy and preserve ocean ecosystems in the region.
“Hope is the most powerful force for human progress.” These words, penned by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Óscar Arias Sánchez, open the pages of a bold new book that dares to reimagine the future: Hope for Life on Our Planet: Inspiration for Seven Generations. In a moment marked by escalating
Key Impact Points: EU Moves to Safeguard Shared Fish Stocks The Council of the EU and European Parliament have struck a provisional deal to revise Regulation (EU) 1026/2012, strengthening the bloc’s ability to tackle non-sustainable fishing practices by third countries. The new rules aim to secure long-term sustainability of fish
Key Impact Points: Schroders Takes First Step in Nature Risk Disclosure Schroders has released its first Group Nature report, marking the asset management firm’s formal alignment with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). The report, published June 2, outlines nature-related risks and dependencies across the firm’s investment activities—both public
Key Impact Points: The Ocean Faces a Make-or-Break Year The world’s oceans are under intense pressure — from climate-fueled heatwaves to ecosystem collapse and rising plastic waste. SDG14, the goal to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans,” has received the least financial support and lags far behind progress targets. 2025
Key Impact Points: Microsoft Deepens Investment in Soil-Based Carbon Removal Microsoft has committed to purchasing 60,000 soil carbon credits from Indigo Ag’s latest carbon crop—the company’s largest to date—issued by the Climate Action Reserve in April. This builds on Microsoft’s prior purchase of 40,000 credits in June 2023, underscoring the
Key Impact Points: Panama Launches Landmark Nature Pledge The 2025 Nature Summit, hosted by the Government of Panama, concluded with the unveiling of the Nature Pledge, a national commitment to unify climate, biodiversity, and land restoration efforts. The initiative positions nature as a foundational pillar for economic resilience and sustainable
Key Impact Points: Largest UK Forestry Fund Targets Climate and Financial Returns Gresham House has announced the final close of Forest Fund VI LP at £375 million / $500 million, making it both the firm’s largest forestry raise and what is believed to be the biggest forestry fundraise in UK
Key Impact Points: UNOC 3 Targets Ocean Crisis with Urgent Action The United Nations will host its third Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) from June 9–13 in Nice, France, aiming to respond to what organizers are calling an ecological emergency. “Our planet’s life support system is in a state of emergency,”
Key Impact Points: Brazil’s Climate Fund Supports Biodiversity-Labeled Restoration Deal Brazilian forest restoration company re.green has secured R$ 80 million from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) via the Climate Fund, marking the first-ever biodiversity-labeled restoration financing deal in the country. The initiative is part of the bank’s Arco da Restauração
