Column: Nature protection should rely on public funding, not financial markets

An opinion piece argues governments must redirect existing subsidies and close tax loopholes to fund conservation rather than creating new profit-driven instruments for Wall Street.

First covered Oct 19, 2026 · 1:09 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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23d Climate Home News Protecting nature is a public duty, not a Wall Street profit opportunity — To raise the money needed, governments should focus on redirecting subsidies that currently harm nature, while working on a new convention to recover the vast…

Primary sources

cbd.int Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

fern.org Funding Resilient Forests July 2025 (fern.org)

interpol.int Forestry crime

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Appeared in: 2026-10-19 (#16) · 2026-10-20 (#15)

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