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23/01/2026

For Every $1 Spent Protecting Nature, $30 Goes to Destroying It

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The world spends billions to protect nature, but trillions are being invested in business activities that harm the environment.

Storm approaching Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
© Unsplash/Nahil Naseer | Storm approaching Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The UN on Thursday [] issued a call for widespread financial reform as the most powerful way to shift global markets towards realising a better world, for people and the planet.

For every dollar invested in protecting nature, 30 dollars are spent on destroying it – that’s the central finding of the State of Finance for Nature 2026 report, which calls for a major policy shift towards scaling up solutions that help the natural world – and support the economy at the same time.

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