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The sovereign transition to sustainability: Understanding the dependence of sovereign debt on nature

Policy publication

by Alexandra Pinzón, Nick Robins, Matthew McLuckie and Gabriel Thoumi

on 5 February, 2020

The transition to sustainability is the strategic challenge sovereign bonds face in the 2020s. Overcoming this challenge requires that the... Read more

Why the fate of the Amazon is a growing issue for investors in sovereign bonds

Commentary

by Alexandra Pinzón, Matthew McLuckie, Nick Robins and Gabriel Thoumi

on 4 November, 2019

Investors are demanding that companies disclose and implement zero deforestation policies. This commentary outlines three further steps sovereign investors can take. Read more

The conservation versus production trade-off: does livestock intensification increase deforestation? Evidence from the Brazilian Amazon

Working paper

by Petterson Molina Vale

on 2 December, 2014

More cattle, less deforestation? Land use intensification in the Amazon is an unexpected phenomenon. Theories of hollow frontier, speculative behaviour... Read more

Prof Susanna Hecht – From Eco-Catastrophe to Zero Clearing: why is deforestation in the Neotropics declining?

Public Lectures

Venue:: LSE

Department of Geography & Environment and Grantham Research Institute public lecture: Professor Susanna Hecht addressed the recent dramatic decline in… Read more

17 Oct '13