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Finance Gap for UK Nature Report
Finance Gap for UK Nature Report
Oct 12, 2021
The Green Finance Institute commissioned environmental economics consultancy, eftec, to identify the finance gap across the UK to achieve nature-positive outcomes in order to assess the need for private investment.
Please find below the press release, full report and appendix 2 along with an interactive map that highlights the gaps for England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Overseas Territories by specific nature-related outcomes.
Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE
CEO, The Green Finance Institute
Map Of Finance Gap By Region, Outcome And Output
Finance gap for UK by outcomes (central estimates)
Clean Water
£8 billion
(£5 billion – £15 billion)
Protect and/or restore biodiversity
£19 billion
(£13 billion – £32 billion)
Reduce flood risk through natural flood management
£354 million
(£171 million – £747 million)
Improve bio-resource efficiency
£4 billion
(£4 billion – £5 billion)
Climate mitigation through bio-carbon
£20 billion
(£20 billion – £21 billion)
Enhance biosecurity
£109 million
(£0 – £4 billion)
Improve access and engagement with the natural environment
£7 billion
(£6 billion – £30 billion)
Spending with multiple outcomes (overlaps)
£4 billion
(£4 billion – £10 billion, or 6-10% of overall gap)
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