Gabon earmarks $163 million for marine conservation through Blue Bond
Gabon completed mainland Africa’s first-ever “debt-for-nature swap” , refinancing $500 million of its debt and earmarking $163 million in savings for marine conservation, the latest in a burgeoning list of “blue bond” deals. The central African nation, home to the world’s largest population of leatherback turtles, will spend the money over the next 15 years identifying new marine […]