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This November 17 commentary throws up its rhetorical hands about defining nature-based solutions.

A photo of the Lower Brule reservation, courtesy Jerry Huddleston via Flickr Creative Commons.

Bryan Van Stippen’s talk started with an assertion: Tribal nations must “not let their natural resource assets benefit others before they benefit their own communities.” The National Indian Carbon Coalition (NICC) views carbon projects as both economic development and natural resource stewardship opportunities in response to historic extraction and theft.

This November 10 summary nods at a Trust for Public Land analysis of 63 conservation or nature-focused ballot questions that voters endorsed in the United States this year.

This November 8 summary reports on how beavers can boost water quality - the sort of outcome that can drive a pay-for-success investment, perhaps.

This October 19 dispatch notes a $200 million stake from development finance arms of Finland, Norway and the United Kingdom for forestry projects in Africa.

On October 14, the pink paper reported out a letter from liberal United States senators asking regulators to scrutinize carbon-offset claims.

The Connecticut Green Bank sees potential for capital flows from greenspace like this New Haven park.

States around the nation are changing laws to clarify and speed up financing for natural climate solutions. Now Green Bank CEO Bryan Garcia and his team are looking for a senior team member to crystallize and underwrite the strategy. Garcia says it’d be the first time the green bank has...

This September 30 draws a play for committing to science-based targets and steering forest credits to a corporate decarbonization run.

This September 30 opinion piece demands that federal lawmakers up the stakes for water funds - and that the capital markets follow.

This September 29 press release details a bipartisan bill to fund forest restoration and conservation in the Amazon and elsewhere.

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Yale Forest Forum Highlights: Carbon Projects for Indigenous Forest Owners

Voters Get Green Thumbs, Approving Nearly $9 Billion for Nature

Let's Hope They're Eager

Forest For the Threes

Blue State Senators Smell Greenwash

Connecticut's Green Bank Seeks Leader for Financing Natural Capital

Well, You've Forest My Hand

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If Bipartisan Legislation Emerges in Congress, Does It Really Make a Sound?