The UN Environment Programme released the State of Finance for Nature 2026 report.
It is highlighting global imbalance between nature-negative and nature-positive finance.
In 2023, the nature-negative finance reached about 7.3 trillion dollars, while investment in nature-based solutions stood at around 220 billion dollars.
Nearly 90 % of nature-based solutions finance comes from public sources, with private finance concentrated in fossil fuels and heavy industry.
To meet Rio Convention targets, annual investment in nature-based solutions must rise to about 571 billion dollars by 2030.
The report recommends redirecting capital away from harmful activities, reforming environmentally harmful subsidies, mandating nature-risk disclosures, and expanding blended finance.