Abierto al públicoBeyond BordersCaribbean Development TrendsCiudades SosteniblesEnergía para el FuturoEnfoque EducaciónFactor TrabajoGente SaludableGestión fiscalGobernarteIdeas MatterIdeas que CuentanIdeaçãoImpactoIndustrias CreativasLa Maleta AbiertaMoviliblogMás Allá de las FronterasNegocios SosteniblesPrimeros PasosPuntos sobre la iSeguridad CiudadanaSostenibilidadVolvamos a la fuente¿Y si hablamos de igualdad?Home
Citizen Security and Justice Creative Industries Development Effectiveness Early Childhood Development Education Energy Envirnment. Climate Change and Safeguards Fiscal policy and management Gender and Diversity Health Labor and pensions Open Knowledge Public management Science, Technology and Innovation  Trade and Regional Integration Urban Development and Housing Water and Sanitation

Sostenibilidad

Just another web-blogs Sites site

Gregory Watson

Gregory Watson leads the IDB’s Natural Capital Lab program, funded by the governments of France and the United Kingdom. It works with the IDB Group and partners to drive innovation in natural capital finance and promote biodiversity mainstreaming. ​It incubates, accelerates, and scales new solutions to pressing environmental problems by looking at nature as asset.

Previously, Greg worked in the IDB Lab where he led the IDB’s first equity investment in oceans, an equity investment in a Macauba silvopastoral system, developed the first Habitat Bank in LAC, supported an asset class for natural capital trading, and structured a $20M Green Climate Fund investment project for forests. He also created the EcoMicro green microfinance program, conceptualized the Climatescope, and designed the first private sector FIP project in the world, in Mexico.

Mr. Watson has a master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a bachelor’s from Tufts University.

Five key IDB actions on nature and biodiversity to look forward to in 2022

por - - - Leave a Comment

As we begin the third year of this zoonotic pandemic, nature action and green finance has become more relevant. A nature positive economy can address the root causes of this health emergency, and unlock $10 trillion of business opportunities by transforming the three economic systems that are responsible for almost 80% of nature loss: food, infrastructure and energy. Over … [Read more...] about Five key IDB actions on nature and biodiversity to look forward to in 2022

How the IDB is scaling up support for Nature-Based Solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

por - - Leave a Comment

Nature and biodiversity are taking center stage as a critical theme at COP26 in Glasgow. As governments, the private sector, and multilateral institutions seek to raise ambition in their climate commitments, nature-based solutions (NBS) present a key opportunity to both mitigate and adapt to climate change, while also contributing to other priorities such as economic recovery, … [Read more...] about How the IDB is scaling up support for Nature-Based Solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

Driving financial innovation and investment for nature-based solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

por - - - Leave a Comment

Latin America and Caribbean is a biodiversity powerhouse, hosting over 40% of the world’s biodiversity, 12% of its mangrove forests, 10% of its coral reefs and its largest expanse of wetlands. It also faces a pressing need for better protection and management, especially in the face of climate change. Latin America and the Caribbean lost more … [Read more...] about Driving financial innovation and investment for nature-based solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

The post-covid recovery must be an investment in nature

por - Leave a Comment

Although our economies are bound by the important asset of nature, we continue to underinvest it in. This is the powerful argument set out by the Dasgupta Review, a recently published independent global report commissioned by the UK Treasury to study the economics of biodiversity. It focusses on how we, as a global community, must rethink the way nature and … [Read more...] about The post-covid recovery must be an investment in nature

Why is the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity a big deal?

por Leave a Comment

The United Kingdom’s Treasury (economic and finance ministry) is gearing up to launch an independent global report on the importance of biodiversity for economies and future prosperity. Led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity could help precipitate a major rethink on how we value biodiversity and its implications for policy and … [Read more...] about Why is the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity a big deal?