Global assessment of the biodiversity safeguards of development banks that finance infrastructure.

Infrastructure development is a major driver of biodiversity loss globally. With upward of US$2.5 trillion in annual investments in infrastructure, the financial sector indirectly drives this biodiversity loss.

The Belt and Road Initiative and the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Belt and Road Initiative is perhaps the largest infrastructure development project in history and has aspirations to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. In this Voices, we ask experts from various disciplinary backgrounds for their perspectives on the opportunities and challenges for the Belt and Road Initiative in achieving this vision.

Cost shifting and other perverse incentives in biodiversity offsetting in India.

Biodiversity offsetting aims to compensate for development-induced biodiversity loss through commensurate conservation gains and is gaining traction among governments and businesses. However, cost shifting (i.e.