Banking On Biodiversity Collapse 2026
Since 2020, banks have issued USD 595 billion to companies operating in high-risk sectors across the tropics — USD 351 billion to agro-commodities, USD 244 billion to metal/mineral mining. These sectors are the primary drivers of deforestation, land degradation and community conflict across the tropical forest basins of South America, Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa.
New Global Analysis Finds Banks Pumped USD 595 Billion into High-Risk Agribusiness and Mining in Tropical Forest Regions Since 2020
First combined analysis of agribusiness and mineral mining financial flows exposes growing biodiversity impacts from banks and investors AMSTERDAM, October 14, 2026 — The world’s largest banks and investors continue…
Financiando o Colapso Da Biodiversidade 2025
Depois de dez anos de promessas de papel, chegou a hora de regular as finanças.
Chainsaw economy: Financial sector fuels deforestation despite climate promises
Last year, the world lost a primary forest area larger than Sri Lanka while finance for forest-risk commodities surged.
Banking on Biodiversity Collapse 2025
In the decade since the Paris Agreement, banks have poured over $429 billion into forest-risk commodities, imperiling the planet’s rainforests.
New Report Exposes How Global Banks and Investors Are Still “Banking on Biodiversity Collapse” — Coalition Calls for Financial Regulation to Halt Deforestation
São Paulo, Brazil – As world leaders will soon convene in Brazil for COP30, a new report from the Forests & Finance Coalition reveals that finance for sectors driving tropical…
Banking on Biodiversity Collapse 2024: Banks and investors continue to finance deforestation while governments are “asleep at the wheel”
Despite international commitments such as the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), financing to sectors linked to deforestation continues to rise.