Financial sector 'critical' to stemming biodiversity loss, says Thér?se Coffey

UK environment secretary calls on business and finance to make meaningful investment in nature-based solutionsThe financial sector must be encouraged to invest in nature conservation for the world to meet this decade's UN biodiversity targets, the UK environment secretary has said.Thér?se Coffey, speaking at an event at Lancaster House in London to mobilise private finance after Cop15, said the private sector had a critical role to play in meeting this decade's deal to halt the destruction of Earth's ecosystems.Find more age of extinction coverage here, and follow biodiversity reporters Phoebe Weston and Patrick Greenfield on Twitter for all the latest news and features Continue reading...