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Welcome to the March edition of the Virtus newsletter! This month, we zoom out and then zoom all the way back in. In Our Take, Sean Penrith kicks off a seven-part field notes series on the Innovative Finance for National Forests program, unpacking why nearly half of conservation finance projects fail before they start, and…
Sliced: Swapping Debt for Nature
Listen to this Sliced essay on any of the streaming platforms below. Back in February, we wrote about debt-for-nature swaps, a concept developed by Thomas Lovejoy in the late 80s. His idea was to allow environmental groups to buy burdensome foreign debt at discounted rates, then convert it into local currency to purchase biologically sensitive…
Sliced: 2024 Predictions
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Sliced: A New Fighter Enters the Ring
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Virtus: Credit Enhancement To Unlock Climate Climate Finance
Welcome to the November edition of the Virtus newsletter! With COP29 behind us, the momentum for climate action continues to grow. This month, we’re diving into how innovative financing models and partnerships are driving sustainable solutions worldwide. In Our Take, we explore a Global Credit Enhancement Facility (GCEF) and its potential to unlock private investment…
Sliced: The Case for Debt, Bowties, and Nature
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