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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Biodiversity Loss: An Emerging Threat to Financial Stability.- Chapter 3: Causes, Drivers, and Implications of Biodiversity Loss.- Chapter 4: Current Trends and Projections in Biodiversity Finance.- The Economics of Biodiversity.- Chapter 5: The Economics of Species Protection and Restoration to Support the Well-Being of People and the Rest of Nature.- Chapter 6: Financing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Cross-Country Comparison and Best Practices.- Chapter 7: Biodiversity-Related Sustainability-Linked Bonds.- Chapter 8: Closing the Funding Gap: An Overview of Financial Mechanisms for Biodiversity.- Chapter 9: Financing Mechanisms for the Conservation of Biodiversity: A Multi-Country Comparison.- Risk Assessment and Management.- Chapter 10: Risk Assessment and Management: Integrating Biodiversity into Risk Assessment Frameworks.- Chapter 11: The Potential of Biodiversity Offsets and Credits to Finance Nature-Based Solutions.- Policy, Regulation, and Corporate Responsibility.- Chapter 12: Accounting and Accountability for Biodiversity: From Praxis to Poeisis.- Chapter 13: Opportunities and Challenges for Biodiversity-Focused Investments: Are Investors Charged Twice for Sustainability Disclosures?.- Chapter 14: Biodiversity Metrics: Lessons from the Realm of ESG Scores and Impact on Firm Value.- Chapter 15: Biodiversity Conservation under Nature Restoration Law: The Empowering Role of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.- Chapter 16: Conclusions, lessons learned, and opportunities for innovation and collaboration.
