Annually, $7 trillion in global development financing flows to projects that deplete nature. We can think of this as nature-negative finance. This is approximately 140 times the amount invested in nature-based solutions each year.The ASLA Fund has released a new brief that explains how we can turn this around. It outlines the case for increasing investment in landscape architecture and nature-based solutions.The brief was developed by Dr. Jennifer Egan, PhD, PG, program manager, University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center (EFC) in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. The EFC summarizes findings from research literature, national and international reports, and 175 case studies. Read more in ASLA's THE DIRT: https://bit.ly/4en2ba8Image Credit: The Houston Arboretum and Nature Center in Houston, Texas. Design Workshop and Reed Hilderbrand / Brandon Huttenlocher/Design Workshop