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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 2d

And governments persist with incentives and subsidies that advance biodiversity destruction, writes Hank Paulson in @financialtimes.com.

#TBT to his op-ed on the need for climate change policy and solutions to integrate biodiversity: www.ft.com/content/f84d...

Our answers to climate change are damaging nature

As the extinction of plants and animals accelerates, our dependence on the natural world is deepening

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 2d

Considering climate solutions in a vacuum is short-sighted and dangerous. Too many of them imperil nature. Solar farms are sited on virgin land. Wind farms continue to be built without simple changes that could prevent millions of bird collisions.

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 3d

PI's 2025 update to the Financing Nature report offers recommendations on how national governments, financial institutions, international organizations, and the private sector can take action now to protect biodiversity.

Learn more: www.paulsoninstitute.org/conservation...

Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 3d

Since 1970, global wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 73%, and more than a quarter of our planet’s species now face extinction.

Nature needs advocates. Political will is needed. Action is essential. So is recognition that this work is not optional—it is foundational.

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 4d

Watch the full conversation here: www.youtube.com/live/TCGNwhs...

Public Private Partnerships for Investing in Nature as Infrastructure

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 4d

At Building Bridges 2025, experts from PI, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Morphosis, and more explored how financial and associated policy innovations can unlock nature-related opportunities for private investors and scale private capital flows into nature as infrastructure.

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 9d

Dr. Jane Goodall has long been an inspiration to both my wife, Wendy, and me. Her courage, intellect, and unwavering commitment to the natural world have left a profound mark on generations.

Read Hank Paulson's full statement on the passing of Jane Goodall: www.paulsoninstitute.org/press_releas...

Hank Paulson and Jane Goodall on stage together for a conversation on biodiversity at the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum 2025.

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 10d

TOMORROW: Join Morphosis, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and PI for a focused session on how to adapt public-private partnership models to scale private capital flows into projects that treat nature as infrastructure.

Register: www.buildingbridges.org/event/public...

Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 11d

The update to PI's Financing Nature report includes recommendations for integrating climate and biodiversity action.

Learn more: www.paulsoninstitute.org/conservation...

Financing Nature 2025 - Paulson Institute

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 11d

Climate and nature are inseparable. Climate change demands urgent action, but not at nature’s expense.

Nature needs advocates. At this critical crossroads, political will is needed. Action is essential. So is recognition that this work is not optional—it is foundational.

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 16d

Despite rising awareness of biodiversity loss, nature is vanishing at unprecedented rates: up to one-half of the planet's species face extinction by the middle of this century.

Learn more about how we can and must act now to value nature correctly: www.paulsoninstitute.org/conservation...

Financing Nature 2025 - Paulson Institute

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 16d

PI’s update to the landmark Financing Nature report finds that the global biodiversity financing gap has grown from $711 billion in 2020 to $942 billion annually.

Elephants in the background of an infographic, which displays the increase in the biodiversity financing gap from $711 billion annually in 2020 to $942 billion annually in 2025.

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 17d

The report includes a major recommendation to integrate climate and biodiversity protection rather than pursuing them in silos.

Learn more about the biodiversity crisis and progress that is possible with smart policy and innovative financial mechanisms: www.paulsoninstitute.org/conservation...

A spoon-billed sandpiper and its reflection in shallow water.

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 17d

JUST RELEASED: PI’s update to the landmark Financing Nature report, which warns that the global biodiversity financing gap has grown to $942B annually.

Despite rising awareness of nature’s biodiversity loss, nature is vanishing at unprecedented rates. www.paulsoninstitute.org/wp-content/u...

The cover of "Financing Nature: The Unabated Biodiversity Finance Crisis" report.

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 17d

JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Dr. Jane Goodall and Hank Paulson make the financial and ecological case for biodiversity, discussing strategies to mobilize capital and drive large-scale action that sustains life on Earth.

Watch their #BPGF session here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8qn...

Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum 2025

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 17d

🎥 WATCH NOW: Hank Paulson delivers remarks to the United Nations on biodiversity and the Tropical Forest Forever Facility: media.un.org/en.

#UNGA @unep.org

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 23d

Public Private Partnerships for Investing in Nature as Infrastructure
Thursday, October 2

Explore how financial & policy innovations can unlock nature-related opportunities for private investors & scale private capital flows into nature as infrastructure.
www.buildingbridges.org/event/public...

Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 23d

Humanity is at a critical crossroads. Every climate change policy and clean energy solution should be examined through the lens of biodiversity, writes Hank Paulson for @financialtimes.com.

Read more: www.ft.com/content/f84d...

Our answers to climate change are damaging nature

As the extinction of plants and animals accelerates, our dependence on the natural world is deepening

www.ft.com

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 23d

Considering climate solutions in a vacuum is short-sighted and dangerous. Too many imperil nature. And governments persist with incentives and subsidies that advance the destruction of biodiversity.

A quote from Hank Paulson over a map of the world. The quote reads:

"As the extinction of plants and animals accelerates, our dependence on nature is deepening.
Nature loss threatens supply chains, food systems, public health and safety, and environmental safety and stability."

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · 25d

🟢 Coastal wetland conservation
🟢 Mangrove restoration
🟢 Spartina removal

PI's Conservation team has been working with partner organizations to protect vital ecosystems. See maps of the progress and change occurring: www.paulsoninstitute.org/conservation...

Satellite images illustrate dramatic coastal changes in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. The before and after images are from 2000 and 2018

Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · Sep 11

🗓️ REGISTER NOW
Public Private Partnerships for Investing in Nature as Infrastructure
Thursday, October 2
6:30am CT/7:30am ET

PI, Morphosis, and AIIB are bringing together a panel of leaders driving innovation in sustainable finance and nature-based solutions. www.buildingbridges.org/event/public...

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · Sep 10

Every climate change policy and clean energy solution should be examined through the lens of biodiversity, writes Hank Paulson for @financialtimes.com.

Read the full op-ed here: www.ft.com/content/f84d...

Our answers to climate change are damaging nature

As the extinction of plants and animals accelerates, our dependence on the natural world is deepening

www.ft.com

Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · Sep 10

The biodiversity and climate crises continue the dual cycle of destruction, each exacerbating the other. Worse, our efforts to mitigate climate change too often increase biodiversity loss.

A pull-quote graphic, set over a blue backdrop with graphs, money, and a world map, with this quote from Hank Paulson: "Global biodiversity finance flows are a tenth of global climate funding. Recent analysis shows the financing gap has surged 30 percent since 2020 to more than $940 billion in 2024. Leaders at COP must take decisive action to tackle climate and biodiversity together."

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Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · Sep 10

From coastal wetlands to mangroves, the Paulson Institute has been working with partner organizations to restore and conserve these vital ecosystems.

PI's Conservation team mapped out the dramatic impact of this work.

Check out the results of these efforts:
www.paulsoninstitute.org/conservation...

Boots on the ground during the Beidaihe Coastal Wetlands and Waterfowl Seminar.

Paulson Institute @paulsoninstitute.bsky.social · Sep 9

In the case of biodiversity loss, the insurance policy must be a comprehensive, worldwide effort to appropriately value, protect, and restore nature.

www.paulsoninstitute.org/conservation...

Financing Nature: Closing the Global Biodiversity Financing Gap - Paulson Institute

Biodiversity loss presents risks to human prosperity & well-being. There must be a comprehensive, worldwide effort to value, protect, & restore nature.

www.paulsoninstitute.org

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