Exec Director, Earth Capital Nexus | Professor in Practice at LSE | Natural Capital, Risk, Finance | Shaping finance for nature, resilience & a just futurehttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lzsexnvhmc2zDelighted to be joined by Ruth Davis OBE, UK Special Representative on Nature, on 7th October, and distinguished speakers from across government, academia and business, including Lord Stern and Sir Andrew Steer, to discuss the role of nature in growth and finance. https://lse.zoom.us/meeting/register/FOQDQKehRFGPleIGfXzquQ#/registration27 Sep 2025 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzsexnvhmc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lq2j5724m22qExcited to share that I’ve joined LSE as Professor in Practice for Natural Capital, Risk & Finance, & founding Earth Capital Nexus—new initiative aligning finance with resilience, nature and sustainable development #NatureFinance #ClimateRisk #Resilience #SustainableFinance @granthamlse.bsky.social26 May 2025 06:08 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq2j5724m22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lotji4ztl22cNature was gently nudging me to purchase a copy of Robert McFarlane’s book “Is a river alive?” this morning when I found a beautiful tiny dragon fly sat calmly on the front cover in the middle of a busy town book shop. Nature won! Sold. Sorry David - next time.10 May 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lotji4ztl22chttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lmhwtfnv3223Leveraging Earth Observation for Nature Finance is officially launched with @esa.int. Join us on 28th April with speakers from LEON and financial institutions to discuss how we can use world-leading science to scale-up finance for nature. Register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/98101442-ae75-4829-8d81-5422d1f9ea3f@cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf9110 Apr 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhwtfnv3223https://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lm2zjpblfc2ghttps://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/future-investment-in-nature-and-biodiversity-to-involve-sustainable-agri/05 Apr 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm2zjpblfc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lllrgk6qu22yHuge pleasure this week to spend a few days with the world's largest sovereign wealth fund - Norges Bank Investment Management - sharing knowledge on how to measure nature-related risks and impacts and incorporate this into investment decision making: see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y336LCmInZ030 Mar 2025 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lllrgk6qu22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lfxexubljk2gOne thing I love about my job is that I get to work on critical issues that I’m deeply passionate about while also getting to geek out on the science and data! Enter LEON #LeveragingEarthObservation for #NatureFinance! Thank you so much @esa.int for hosting us - thrilled to be working with you!17 Jan 2025 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxexubljk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lfxcm75j5k2sThe Environmental Audit Committee is conducting an enquiry on the role of natural capital in the green economy. Our evidence shows that nature is the foundation to our economic stability and that finance and policy, including the UK Green Taxonomy, can play a crucial role: lnkd.in/eaU2BXK417 Jan 2025 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxcm75j5k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lfv5bjc4hk2i#Development and #ClimateFinance in Concert. It was wonderful to work with the World Bank’s Climate Finance Mobilization Unit this week on how we can align global #carbonfinance with local development and resilience goals - including protecting natural capital - and empower and enable communities.16 Jan 2025 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfv5bjc4hk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3levnw24iwk27Calling out for recommendations. Just finished reading Nemonte’s fantastic book. Such a wonderful book with many lessons for climate, social and environmental action. Any recommendations of other great grass-roots books on environmental and social law and justice? #WeWillNotBeSaved04 Jan 2025 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3levnw24iwk27https://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lcneru3ons2oGreat to be at MIT today with my fantastic NatureFinance@Oxford colleague Sophus Zu Ermgassen presenting his Nature paper on scaling up robust nature credit markets. He explains that today only 20% of credits are “real” an additional and proposes a new approach https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01403-w.06 Dec 2024 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcneru3ons2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lchy2gyhc22hHighly recommend this excellent course! I have the pleasure to teach on nature finance alongside colleagues teaching topics from the science, economics and business opportunities of nature-based solutions [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2024 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchy2gyhc22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lcgcrs6fws2hI had the great pleasure to host Dr Idah P Riddihough, World Bank Country Director for Mauritius, Mozambique, Comoros, Seychelles and Madagascar. Idah met staff and students answering questions on everything from debt to infrastructure. I was humbled by her speech: https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/e962a8ec-7288-4ddf-a4cf-52aa46ae7311/03 Dec 2024 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgcrs6fws2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lc5hexg7uk2zA reminder about our vacancy for a postdoctoral research associate (DEADLINE NEXT WEEK) - the successful applicant will start January 2025 and work with University of Oxford for the European Space Agency - ESA on #Biodiversity, #NatureFinance, and #EarthObservation! Apply here: lnkd.in/eEvJun5a30 Nov 2024 06:22 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc5hexg7uk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lbxk5qdets2327 Nov 2024 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbxk5qdets23https://bsky.app/profile/nicolaranger.bsky.social/post/3lbxgxyynxd2dDoes the world need a “Earth Stability Board”?! How do we define “Systemically important natural systems? And how are they impacted by global finance?” It was such a pleasure to present these and other ideas at @naturerecovery.bsky.social. See recording below: [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Nov 2024 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:f5565sstoos65cm7xivghf43/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbxgxyynxd2d