Pakistan, Jan. 24 -- The world spends nearly $30 destroying nature for every $1 invested in its protection, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), highlighting a deep imbalance in global financial flows that threatens ecosystems and economic stability.

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The State of Finance for Nature 2026 report estimates that total nature-negative finance reached $7.3 trillion in 2023. Of this amount, $4.9 trillion came from private sources, largely concentrated in sectors such as energy, utilities, industrials and basic materials. Public environmentally harmful subsidies, mainly supporting fossil fuels, agriculture, water, transport and construct...