Blue Natural Capital (BNC) is the natural capital found in coastal and marine environments – in ecosystems such as coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds. Unfortunately, this capital is undervalued in many places around the globe and continues to be lost and degraded at an alarming rate.
IUCN has been working on Blue Natural Capital (BNC). First by generating knowledge on the topic and then by working with institutional partners, to build a scientific community around BNC that feeds into a policy framework to guide decision-makers within international governance mechanisms, like the UNFCCC.
Alongside their partners, IUCN is also working to build a pipeline of bankable, investable BNC projects around the world. The Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility (BNCFF) supports the development of sound, investable BNC projects with clear ecosystem service benefits, based on multiple income streams and appropriate risk-return profiles.