Videos
Financing blue carbon development
24 Jul 2018
The increasing demand of the world population to protein source from marine ecosystems in the last few decades have triggered the fast-growing industry of fisheries and aquaculture in both marine and inland waters. Consequently, overfishing is inevitable and many fishing grounds in Indonesia are steadily depleting. Combination of improved fisheries, good aquaculture practices, modernized post-harvest […]
Subplenary – High-Level Forum
19 Jul 2018
Subplenary – International Partnerships
19 Jul 2018
Subplenary – Donor Forum
19 Jul 2018
Members of the donor community generally fine-tune their agendas based on the needs of countries and communities. These demand-driven agendas may be guided by and developed based on emerging issues, including blue carbon. Countries such as Norway, the UK, the USA, Japan, and Australia, among others, could be well positioned to support the implementation of […]
Subplenary – People’s Voices
19 Jul 2018
This session brings together non-state actors. These groups play very important roles, both in raising people’s voices/interests and in sharing their vast experience, ranging from grass roots issues to debates in international fora. A sustainability agenda may be able to bridge the development and conservation gap in regard to blue carbon ecosystems, which span coastal […]
Robert Nasi at the Opening Plenary, Blue Carbon Summit 2018
19 Jul 2018
Robert Nasi, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research, speaks at the opening plenary, Blue Carbon Summit, 17 July 2018.
Opening Plenary – Blue Carbon Summit 2018
19 Jul 2018
The opening plenary will put into perspective the importance of blue carbon in both national and global agenda. High-level policymakers and prominent experts will emphasize blue carbon’s potential to mitigate climate change and enhance sustainable economic development. The session is expected to trigger dialogues across sector and stakeholders concern with blue carbon issues during the […]
Landscape Investment and Finance Tool (LIFT)
8 Jun 2018
The talk will focus on the development and implementation of the Landscape Investment and Finance Tool (LIFT), developed by EcoAgriculture Partners and IUCN NL. LIFT is designed to support landscape partnerships to analyze their financing needs, strengthen business ideas, identify potential sources of finance available to them, and to define successful strategies to secure this […]
Delivering scalable and replicable finance in natural capital
8 Jun 2018
This talk will focus on delivering scalable and replicable finance in natural capital with a specific focus on real assets, debt and growth equity strategies at the nexus between sustainable production and environmental protection. There is a huge gap between the level of funding that is needed to protect the world’s valuable ecosystems, and actual […]
A multi-layered approach to achieving sustainable production, forest protection and social inclusion
8 Jun 2018
IDH promotes a vision of landscapes where sustainable production of agro-commodities contributes to the protection and restoration of critical ecosystems, while enhancing communities’ livelihoods. This vision can’t be achieved by relying solely on public funding. A key question that many organizations are struggling with, is how to structure landscape initiatives so that they attract new […]
