The world has pledged to protect 30 percent of its land and waters by 2030 to halt the rapid deterioration of critical … summarize empirical evidence across multiple regions of the world. In most cases, protection has had at most a modest impact on … econometric advancements, shifting focus to direct measures of biodiversity, filling the knowledge gap on the effect of protected …

emphasize spatial controls on human entry and use via Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). They cover 7.6% of world oceans and aim for …

having experienced them for one month. We find that SC leads to a reduction in water use per shower by 9.4%, RTF by 28 …

The use of private capital to finance biodiversity conservation and restoration is a new practice in sustainable … finance. This study sheds light on this new practice. First, we provide a conceptual framework that lays out how biodiversity … types of financing is the "monetization" of biodiversity, that is, the extent to which investments in biodiversity can …

We explore the effects of physical and regulatory risks related to biodiversity loss on economic activity and asset … values. We first develop a news-based measure of aggregate biodiversity risk and analyze how it varies over time. We also … construct and publicly release several firm-level measures of exposure to biodiversity risk, based on textual analyses of firms …

concerns over the extent and rate of biodiversity loss have led to renewed interest in extinction outcomes and speculation …

The pace of biodiversity loss requires drastic shifts in conservation efforts that carry substantial costs. We … initiative launched by the Chinese central government in 2017 to enforce biodiversity preservation rules in national nature … reserves. We document that, while improving local biodiversity, the initiative led to a significant increase in bond yields for …