The Little Book series

The Little Book of Investing in Nature (LBIN) provides an essential overview of biodiversity finance at a time when governments and international negotiators are urgently seeking pragmatic solutions for climate change and nature loss. LBIN was awarded the FT How we Teach This Recognition Award for Excellence in Sustainable Finance Education for Teaching Materials Most Informed by Recent Developments.

The book is available in English, French, Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin, and Spanish. Summaries are available in English, French, Bahasa Indonesia, and Spanish.

Partners: AFD, The German Government (BMUV), Cornell Atkinson Centre for Sustainability, Credit Suisse, IDH The Sustainable Trade Initiative, Mirova, UNDP BIOFIN, WWF

Published in 2021.

The Little Book of Legal Frameworks for REDD+ highlights legal steps that countries have taken to implement and prepare for implementation of REDD+. It aims to facilitate the introduction of REDD+ by improving understanding of domestic regulatory systems. 

The book is available in English, French, Spanish and Bahasa Indonesia.

Partners: Climate Law and Policy, Baker McKenzie, The Government of Canada, UNORCID

Published in 2014.

The Little Forest Finance Book’s overarching aim is to catalyse an increase in the finance flowing toward forest-friendly development. The book is a reference for decision-makers and stakeholders within governments, NGOs, the private sector, and forest communities who want to understand where forest finance can be raised, how it can best be managed, and the types of activities that it enables.

The book is available in English, French, Bahasa Indonesia and Spanish.

Partners: Australian Government, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), UN-REDD Programme.

Published in 2012.

The scale of financing needed to tackle climate change is far greater than the level of commitment from developed countries. There was no more pressing issue at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and The Little Climate Finance Book provided a contemporary guide to the multitude of proposals for addressing it. The book’s proposals are presented using clear non-technical language, and use a visual framework that allows the options to be understood and compared at a glance. 

The book is available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Partners: Overseas Development Institute, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Australian National University.

Published in 2009.