Environment Secretary: Private finance should power nature goals

Cecilia Keating
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Environment Secretary  Therese Coffey addresses biodiversity meet in London on 17 February | Credit: iStock
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Environment Secretary Therese Coffey addresses biodiversity meet in London on 17 February | Credit: iStock

Speaking at international biodiversity talks in London, Thérèse Coffey defends UK's ambition on private sector mobilisation and nature targets

The Environment Secretary has called on business leaders, financiers, and philanthropists to step up their investments in nature restoration, arguing it is essential that "not just the usual players" mobilise...

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