Research Papers

Financing biodiversity - The Role of Financial Institutions

  • Rita Pandey & Renuka Sane
  • Jul 2019
  • National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)
  • India

How can private capital be channeled into activities that conserve biodiversity? This paper evaluates -

  • The mechanisms for financing the environment in general. This includes a discussion of the financing through the recognition of risks as well as direct financing.
  • The current status of financing for biodiversity. This includes a discussion of the instruments as well as the projects that are financed by such instruments.
  • The constraints that inhibit financing of biodiversity.
  • Suggestions on policy design for improving private financing of biodiversity in India.