Sustainability Magazine March 2026 Issue 68 | Page 11

FINANCING NATURE- BASED SOLUTIONS

Source: United Nations Environment Programme’ s State of Finance for Nature 2026: Nature in the Red: Powering the Trillion Dollar Nature Transition Economy

US $ 220BN

SUPPORTED

NbS IN

2023

10 %

OF TOTAL NbS INVESTMENT COMES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR

80 %
70 %
60 %

“ WHILE FINANCING NATURE- BASED SOLUTIONS CRAWLS FORWARD, HARMFUL INVESTMENTS AND SUBSIDIES ARE SURGING AHEAD”

Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme