{"id":265233,"date":"2025-03-21T16:35:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?page_id=265233"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:35:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:35:24","slug":"responsible-value-chains-and-investing-in-nature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/responsible-value-chains-and-investing-in-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible value chains and investing in nature"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our consumption affects nature and human rights around the world. International value chains, for example of soy and palm oil, can threaten biodiversity and livelihoods. There is increasing attention to the impacts of international value chains on people and nature, by both policy-makers and businesses, but there is still a lot of work to do. IUCN NL is committed to responsible value chains. In addition, we aim to connect the financial sector and businesses with nature conservation and restoration.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Header photo: Honey project in Murchison, Uganda. \u00a9 Fanny Verkuijlen \/ IUCN NL<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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How do we contribute to responsible value chains and financing for nature?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Financing for nature<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Metals and minerals<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Responsible soy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Finance for nature conservation and restoration<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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With accelerating global biodiversity loss and global biodiversity targets, raising funding for restoring and conserving nature becomes even more important. Traditional funding from philanthropy and government is no longer sufficient. IUCN NL is therefore working with partner organisations to combine public and private money.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Through the Mobilising More for Climate<\/a> programme, we work with our local partner organisations to bridge the gap between local entrepreneurs contributing to climate adaptation and mitigation, and public and private investors. In this way, we mobilise more funding for nature restoration and increase climate resilience in Africa and Asia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Read more: finance for nature<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Responsible metals and minerals governance<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Mining is almost always accompanied by deforestation and biodiversity loss, and is the fourth largest contributor to deforestation worldwide[1]<\/sup><\/a>World Bank \u2013 PROFOR. (2019)<\/span><\/span>