Finance Solutions for Nature 2025

Images: Getty Images, Unsplash Disclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result of a collaborative process facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders. © 2025 World Economic Forum. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system.Contents Foreword 3 Executive summary 4 Introduction 6 1 Prioritizing finance solutions for nature 8 2 Understanding the 10 priority solutions 13 2.1 Sustainability-linked bonds and thematic bonds 16 2.2 Sustainability-linked loans and thematic loans 18 2.3 Natural asset companies (NACs) 20 2.4 Environmental credits 22 2.5 Debt-for-nature swaps (DNS) 24 2.6 Payments for ecosystem services (PES) 26 2.7 Impact funds 28 2.8 Internal nature pricing (INP) 30 3 Unlocking priority solutions at scale 31 3.1 Standardize decision-relevant data for investors 33 3.2 Strengthen structuring approaches and de-risking mechanisms 33 3.3 Expand the investment-grade pipeline of nature projects 34 3.4 Build market demand through an enabling environment 35 3.5 Shift market norms and incentives to recognize nature’s full value 36 Conclusion 37 Appendix A: Scoring methodology 38 Appendix B: Full list of finance solutions for nature 39 Contributors 43 Endnotes 45 Finance Solutions for Nature: Pathways to Returns and Outcomes 2