Research & Reports for a Nature-Positive Future
Explore GaiaSicura’s academic work and research into how insurance can unlock investment, manage risk ,and support the long-term restoration of nature.
The Insurance Market and Funding for Natural Flood Management Projects
13 August 2026
Insurance underwrites risk, NFM projects reduce flood risk, why aren’t insurers therefore investing in NFM projects at scale?
Whilst the connection seems clear, the barriers once broken down, clearly show why commercial payments for NFM are not currently being made by insurance companies at a level above philanthropy or CSR requirements.
How do insurance cycles vs. solution return cycles influence decisions?
Why is the Free Rider Problem particularly impactful for insurers?
What role does Reinsurance play in this picture?
How do the ways we translate value lead to blockers?
It’s not all doom and gloom however, and the insurance market can also be a potent tool for nature project developers and regulatory / market frameworks to value risk and provide deep insight and enablement of targeted services.
Our report here, authored by CEO and Founder William Butler, goes into both the blockers and solutions that the insurance market faces for NFM projects, drawing on experience of working on both sides of the fence with projects and insurers alike, and across multiple global nature-based solutions (NbS) frameworks to provide practical and solution driven insights.
The Application and Fallacies of Attracting Private Finance into Nature
7 April 2026
The Naturance Finance Innovation Festival 2026 was a great insight into the world of research in Europe and the UK and the applications of insurance across a global stage to try and benefit nature restoration.
However, it turned up several common fallacies about the insurance market that those who are external to it often struggle to apply directly to project frameworks, and direct project financing and management.
Our report here, written up by CEO and Founder William Butler, goes into detail on these applications and fallacies and explores ways in which researchers and regulators can better understand market mechanics for the betterment of nature regeneration.
