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Author: Will Slotznick Photo: Tim Mossholder US private investors are increasingly attracted to regenerative agriculture for its economic potential and observed resistance to broader market contractions. With approximately $50 billion deployed in US sustainable farmland and regenerative agriculture projects today, this represents a significant capital infusion from the private sector...
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In late April, the Conservation Finance Network hosted our 12th annual Conservation Finance Roundtable at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment in Durham, North Carolina. Nearly 100 attendees came together from across the country to participate in a series of sessions on topics ranging from nature-based solutions and interim...
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Nature-based solutions are defined as “actions to protect, sustainably manage, or restore natural or modified ecosystems to address societal challenges, simultaneously providing benefits for people and the environment” (https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/issues/nature-based-solutions). They include actions like protecting forests, restoring wetlands, increasing carbon storage in soil through improved agricultural management, and reconnecting rivers to...
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