Workshop invite: Rebalance Your Business for Nature

Join our practical workshop tailored to organisations looking to apply the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework 14th March, 9.30am – 12.30pm at University of Edinburgh Business School There’s a strong signal from the financial sector that the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework is the favoured reporting mechanism for businesses to assess, manage and disclose their nature-related

Workshop invite: Business in the Blue Economy – 27th February 2023

A workshop exploring natural capital approaches to help marine industries deliver Scotland’s Blue Economy Vision 27th February 2023, 11am-4pm, in-person only at University of St Andrews, Fife Join our hosts, the Marine Natural Capital Forum Scotland (MNCFS), to hear expert insights from government, academia and the marine and land-based industries on the ambition for a Blue Economy. The discussion will

December Webinars: Peatland Code update and Scaling nature recovery through co-ownership

Join the Scottish Nature Finance Pioneers for two lunchtime webinars exploring nature restoration finance mechanisms. Webinar: IUCN Peatland Programme Update, including progress on Peatland Code V2 – 14th December 1.30pm-2.30pm GMT As iconic landscapes, peatlands offer breathing spaces for millions of people, support livelihoods and provide a sense of place for many communities. Such an important resource requires responsible management.

COP15 and Scotland’s natural capital – a critical foundation for Scotland’s prosperity

Members of the Scottish Forum on Natural Capital Steering Group recently wrote to the First Minster to reiterate how Scotland’s current and future economic prosperity relies heavily on the protection and valuation of its natural capital. The group urge the government to embed natural capital thinking into the redesign of the agricultural policy, the National Marine Plan, the Biodiversity Strategy

An insightful and challenging event – our Business Rebalance for Nature workshop

Our co-produced workshop ‘Business Rebalance for Nature – Are nature-based disclosures a gamechanger for businesses in Scotland?’ held on 26th October, provided some golden nuggets of insight and knowledge from the speakers and participants last week. You can catch up on the recordings on our YouTube channel and read a summary of the content. Thanks once again to the Capitals Coalition and University of Edinburgh Business

Scottish Natural Capital Accounts 2020 published

The second Scottish Natural Capital Accounts (NCA) were published in March 2020, by The Office for National Statistics (ONS), for the Scottish Government. The Accounts highlight the relative importance of services provided by Scottish natural capital, and contain estimates for the quantity and value of those services.    The report builds upon last year's inaugural NCA, in what continues to be a developing area

AGER Report published on green recovery

The Advisory Group on Economic Recovery (AGER) was established in April 2020 by the Scottish Government. The Group was set up to provide independent, expert advice on Scotland’s economic recovery, once the immediate emergency, created by coronavirus, had subsided.  Led by Benny Higgins, the Group considered how economic recovery could increase wellbeing, fairness and inclusivity, and build on opportunities to

Scottish Conservation Finance – A ‘Route Map to £1 Billion’

What is "Conservation Finance"? Conservation Finance is an innovative and emerging investment sector, that seeks to leverage large-scale financial investment into nature. It aims to provide both a market-rate return on the investment, but also offer other economic, environmental and social benefits, helping us move towards a well-being economy with a positive conservation impact. It seeks to address a fundamental

Public Sector Leaders’ Natural Capital Roundtable 2020

  Convened by NatureScot, and the Scottish Forum on Natural Capital, the Natural Capital Roundtables bring together senior representatives from across the public sector in Scotland, with the aim to explore natural capital approaches, share best practice, and develop joint actions. This year's Roundtable theme was "Investing in nature-based solutions for a green recovery", and was chaired by Francesca Osowska, NatureScot CEO. In her opening

Financing Nature: Closing the Global Biodiversity Financing Gap

An important and timely report is published this week by The Paulson Institute, The Nature Conservancy, and Cornell Atkinson Centre for Sustainability. It makes the economic case for valuing nature, and explores innovative financing mechanisms, policies, and solutions that could help close the biodiversity financing gap. What is the “biodiversity financing gap”?  This is the gap between the amount currently spent