Last month, the EU Commmission launched two groundbreaking strategies – Farm-to-Fork and EU Biodiviersity – both intended to decrease the natural capital footprint of the EU’s food and agriculture system.

Today, 5 June 2020, is not only the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, but also marks the 4th anniversary of the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) – to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing – entering into force.

Today, a global plan to support Sub-Saharan African (SSA) economies to increase social, economic and environmental resilience is needed, in light of the systemic shocks that we already know await us through climate impacts and now COVID-19 and its detrimental impacts on conservation funding.

Our latest Tracker Report, Loch-ed Profits, shows that while salmon production is fast approaching the practical physical limits permitted by current coastal farming methods, the industry is still some way from moving to more sustainable and cost-effective methods at scale.

South Africa’s economy is suffering from economic structural risks and natural capital degradation, pushing sectors of its economy – from agriculture to banking to energy to transport – into decline and companies into restructuring.

Investors have recently added their voice to the chorus of concern about the fires in the Amazon.