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Close the biodiversity funding gap by teaching conservation to financial professionals

The United Nations COP16 biodiversity meeting held in Cali, Colombia, last year revealed a stark shortfall in global conservation funding, with pledges of only US$163 million against the $200 billion needed each year (see Nature 635, 264–265; 2024). A pivotal, yet overlooked, element in closing this gap could be the education of financial professionals.

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