Private sector News

Private sector leaders seek to ramp up investment in sustainable landscapes with help of public partners

by Lisa Palmer 1 June 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. - At the Global Landscapes Forum’s third investment case symposium, held at the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, top investors, business leaders,…

Lack of land rights for local communities could scare away investment

by Morgan Erickson-Davis 3 February 2016

Research has shown that land held by indigenous and local communities tends to be more effectively protected from human-driven changes like deforestation than land managed by governments or private entities.…

Come together: collaboration key to harnessing information age technology

by Sue Palminteri 29 October 2015

Work together. Be creative. Prioritize. Keep an open mind. The key recommendations from two reviews on strategies for deploying “information age” technologies for nature conservation.