Topic: Nature, Biodiversity & Deforestation

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Over half of Asia Pacific’s economy directly dependent on nature, highlighting need for risk management strategies: new research by AIGCC and PwC

24 April 2024

Asia Pacific’s (APAC) economies are particularly vulnerable to nature-related risks, including biodiversity loss, pollution and fresh water availability, according to data released today by the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) and PwC.
AustraliaChinaDecarbonising the EconomyForest & Land Use Working GroupHong KongIndiaIndonesiaInvestor Practice & Capacity BuildingJapanMalaysiaNature, Biodiversity & DeforestationSingaporeSouth KoreaThailandVietnam

Managing deforestation risks: Crucial for investment resilience

13 March 2024

Now into its second year, AIGCC’s Forest and Land Use workstream will start focusing on implementation, with an emphasis on actions to phase out deforestation and land use conversion risks in investors’ portfolios. This year, the workstream aims to support investors in developing their forest commitment and policies and enable them to understand opportunities in the sustainable commodities supply chain.
Forest & Land Use Working GroupInvestor Practice & Capacity BuildingNature, Biodiversity & Deforestation

Forest and Land Use – 2023 Year in Review

Report | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | March 2024

The Forest and Land Use workstream builds on progress over the past year. Last year, the workstream focussed on building investor capacity by increasing knowledge of deforestation risk. This year, the workstream will continue to expand the scope on nature and biodiversity themes, including launching an online course on deforestation

Read the Year in Review

Forest & Land Use Working GroupInvestor Practice & Capacity BuildingNature, Biodiversity & Deforestation

AIGCC launches initiatives for deforestation and energy transition

28 February 2023

AIGCC's investor practice program is meeting investors’ interest in two of the highest emitting sectors: energy and forestry and land use. There are unprecedented opportunities in Asia to accelerate financing energy transition and renewables.
EnergyEnergy Transition Working GroupForest & Land Use Working GroupInvestor Practice & Capacity BuildingNature, Biodiversity & DeforestationParis Aligned Investment Working Group

COP27 amplifies the call for private finance; adaptation takes precedence

1 December 2022

AIGCC's summary of the key developments in the 2022 conference of parties to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Just TransitionNature, Biodiversity & DeforestationPhysical Impacts & ResiliencePolicy & Advocacy