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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · 12d

Delighted to be joined by Ruth Davis OBE, UK Special Representative on Nature, on 7th October, and distinguished speakers from across government, academia and business, including Lord Stern and Sir Andrew Steer, to discuss the role of nature in growth and finance. lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Jul 23

One of our most-watched seminars of the year: 'Reimagining Bretton Woods' @nicolaranger.bsky.social explored how the global financial system can address the interconnected challenges of biodiversity loss & climate change.

@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @smithschool.ox.ac.uk

Reimagining Bretton Woods: placing nature at the heart of global finance and governance

YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery

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Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 14d

The burden of proof has flipped: why is nature not material to your business? by @nicolaranger.bsky.social

Fewer than 40% of companies identify nature-related issues – such as pollution, water scarcity and biodiversity loss – as material to their business...

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

The burden of proof has flipped: why is nature not material to your business?

Earlier this year, the first wave of corporate reports under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) quietly revealed a troubling trend. Fewer than 40% of companies identified nature-related issues – such as pollution, water scarcity and biodiversity loss – as material to their business. This isn’t just a bureaucratic oversight. It is a systemic risk hiding in plain sight.

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · Jun 12

🌍 Transnational climate risks are reshaping UK resilience. A new blog from the Systemic Resilience Initiative explores how climate risks threaten UK supply chains, food, and energy security.

Authored by Nicola Ranger, Jasper Verschuur & Dr Roosa Lambin.

🔗 www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/blog/uk-resi...

Professor Nicola Ranger presents the 'Towards UK Systemic Resilience to International Cascading Climate Risks' report at the Oxford Martin School.

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · May 26

Excited to share that I’ve joined LSE as Professor in Practice for Natural Capital, Risk & Finance, & founding Earth Capital Nexus—new initiative aligning finance with resilience, nature and sustainable development
#NatureFinance #ClimateRisk #Resilience #SustainableFinance
@granthamlse.bsky.social

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · May 10

Nature was gently nudging me to purchase a copy of Robert McFarlane’s book “Is a river alive?” this morning when I found a beautiful tiny dragon fly sat calmly on the front cover in the middle of a busy town book shop. Nature won! Sold. Sorry David - next time.

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · May 8

Carbon markets need trust and resilience to scale. Lessons from the insurance sector could be the key.

Read how the Oxford Martin Systemic Resilience Initiative is exploring risk tools to unlock private climate finance.

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Mobilising Private Capital to Scale Carbon Markets: Lessons from…

The Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford brings together the best minds from different fields to tackle the most pressing issues of the 21st…

www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · Apr 10

Leveraging Earth Observation for Nature Finance is officially launched with @esa.int. Join us on 28th April with speakers from LEON and financial institutions to discuss how we can use world-leading science to scale-up finance for nature. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/981014...

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Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute @afbini.gov.uk · Apr 8

At the 65th George Scott Robertson Memorial Lecture held at Riddel Hall, Belfast Dr Nicola Ranger of Oxford University highlighted the financial and fiscal risk management required to deal with climate change adaptation and the impact on the global economy. bit.ly/4i3YFDh

@nicolaranger.bsky.social

Managing Nature Based Risks to the UK Economy and Opportunities for Green Finance

The 65th George Scott Robertson Memorial Lecture took place recently at Riddel Hall, Queen’s University Belfast.

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · Apr 5

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · Mar 30

Huge pleasure this week to spend a few days with the world's largest sovereign wealth fund - Norges Bank Investment Management - sharing knowledge on how to measure nature-related risks and impacts and incorporate this into investment decision making: see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y336...

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Nature-based Solutions Initiative @naturebasedsols.bsky.social · Mar 14

Scaling investment in #NaturebasedSolutions for Climate Resilient Infrastructure 🌆

The Global Tool and Finance Report by @ecioxford.bsky.social & @gcadaptation.bsky.social identify opportunities to scale NbS for climate adaptation

Read more ➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/scaling...

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Nature-based Solutions Initiative @naturebasedsols.bsky.social · Mar 14

The 'Financing Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation at Scale' report by @nicolaranger.bsky.social & Dorian van Raalte outlines key opportunities to mobilise private finance for adaptation 🌿

The 'Global Tool' provides data-driven insights to help integrate NbS into infrastructure planning 🌍

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · Jan 17

One thing I love about my job is that I get to work on critical issues that I’m deeply passionate about while also getting to geek out on the science and data! Enter LEON #LeveragingEarthObservation for #NatureFinance! Thank you so much @esa.int for hosting us - thrilled to be working with you!

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · Jan 17

The Environmental Audit Committee is conducting an enquiry on the role of natural capital in the green economy. Our evidence shows that nature is the foundation to our economic stability and that finance and policy, including the UK Green Taxonomy, can play a crucial role: lnkd.in/eaU2BXK4

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Nature-based Solutions Initiative @naturebasedsols.bsky.social · Jan 16

⏰ Last chance to apply for the Nature-based Solutions Foundation Course January 2025!

🌎 Explore how #NbS can address #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateMitigation #BiodiversityLoss #FoodSecurity #SustainableDevelopment & much more

👉 Apply here: www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based...

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · Jan 16

#Development and #ClimateFinance in Concert. It was wonderful to work with the World Bank’s Climate Finance Mobilization Unit this week on how we can align global #carbonfinance with local development and resilience goals - including protecting natural capital - and empower and enable communities.

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · Jan 4

Calling out for recommendations. Just finished reading Nemonte’s fantastic book. Such a wonderful book with many lessons for climate, social and environmental action. Any recommendations of other great grass-roots books on environmental and social law and justice? #WeWillNotBeSaved

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · Dec 6

Great to be at MIT today with my fantastic NatureFinance@Oxford colleague Sophus Zu Ermgassen presenting his Nature paper on scaling up robust nature credit markets. He explains that today only 20% of credits are “real” an additional and proposes a new approach www.nature.com/articles/s41....

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Dec 4

WATCH, READ, LISTEN: A talk by Dr @nicolaranger.bsky.social for the Leverhume Centre for Nature Recovery explored how the global financial system can be reformed to address biodiversity loss and climate change.

Reimagining Bretton Woods: placing nature at the heart of global finance and governance

YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · Dec 4

Highly recommend this excellent course! I have the pleasure to teach on nature finance alongside colleagues teaching topics from the science, economics and business opportunities of nature-based solutions

Nature-based Solutions Initiative @naturebasedsols.bsky.social · Dec 3

🎓Join us for our next #naturebasedsolutions course 📖🌱

📍Online
📅 28th January - 27th March 2025

Find out more & Apply here 👉 www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based...

@oxfordbiology.bsky.social @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · Dec 3

I had the great pleasure to host Dr Idah P Riddihough, World Bank Country Director for Mauritius, Mozambique, Comoros, Seychelles and Madagascar. Idah met staff and students answering questions on everything from debt to infrastructure. I was humbled by her speech: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/e96...

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · Nov 30

A reminder about our vacancy for a postdoctoral research associate (DEADLINE NEXT WEEK) - the successful applicant will start January 2025 and work with University of Oxford for the European Space Agency - ESA on #Biodiversity, #NatureFinance, and #EarthObservation!

Apply here: lnkd.in/eEvJun5a

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · Nov 27

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Nicola Ranger PhD @nicolaranger.bsky.social · Nov 27

Does the world need a “Earth Stability Board”?! How do we define “Systemically important natural systems? And how are they impacted by global finance?” It was such a pleasure to present these and other ideas at @naturerecovery.bsky.social. See recording below:

Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Nov 18

What would the global finance system look like if it had
#nature
as its core value? If you missed Nicola Ranger's talk on Friday you can watch it here now. youtu.be/DaHnrAHBovg
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Reimagining Bretton Woods: placing nature at the heart of global finance and governance

YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery

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