To identify, evaluate and recommend viable funding mechanisms for delivering voluntary and mandatory Marine Net Gain in England.
HMC is currently undertaking a project for Natural England looking at the potential funding mechanisms for the delivery of voluntary and mandatory Marine Net Gain (MNG). This involves identifying and evaluating existing funding mechanisms for nature restoration, including their applicability to MNG; assessing the feasibility of adapting current mechanisms or developing a new dedicated fund for MNG; exploring stakeholder demand for a voluntary MNG fund and providing recommendations on legislative and structural changes needed to support both voluntary and mandatory MNG delivery.
The Blue Planet Fund (BPF), funded by UK Official Development Assistance (ODA), will contribute to the UK’s pledge to provide £3 billion of...
HMC led the development of the Commonwealth Guide to Blue Bond Issuance and the Blue Bond Toolkit to help governments assess, design and implement sovereign blue...
This project supported Defra’s understanding of the range of costs associated with potential MNG interventions to developers/government, whilst considering the supply (marine nature...