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Ecuador wants to monetize its biodiversity while still drilling for oil

Ecuador plans to fund conservation through sovereign green bonds in 2027 and by hosting the U.N. COP18 summit in 2028, while continuing Amazon oil extraction. The nation previously issued a $120 million biodiversity bond in March and completed two debt-for-nature swaps in 2023 and 2024 freeing about