- On 25 October, leading sustainable finance practitioners and changemakers will gather in Cali, Colombia, and online to protect life on Earth
- Businesses, investors, governments, NGOs, scientists, Indigenous Peoples, local communities and youth will share solutions to raise and effectively invest the $200 billion needed annually to tackle the biodiversity and climate crises
- The 7th GLF Investment Case Symposium will be held in English, Spanish and Portuguese alongside the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16)
Cali, Colombia (10 October 2024) – On 25 October, alongside the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16), leading sustainable finance practitioners and changemakers will explore cutting-edge solutions for biodiversity finance at the 7th GLF Investment Case Symposium, titled “Rewarding Nature: A Roadmap to Finance the Biodiversity Plan.”
Hosted by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and the Luxembourg–GLF Finance for Nature Platform, the 7th Investment Case will catalyze a variety of funding sources for biodiversity conservation, ecosystem-based adaptation and sustainable value chains, with a focus on Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The world’s biodiversity is being wiped out at unprecedented rates. This could soon cause the collapse of essential ecosystem services like food, clean water, materials and climate regulation – jeopardizing the livelihoods and food security of billions across the globe.
Attended by thousands of in-person and online participants and experts, including businesses, investors, governments, NGOs, scientists, Indigenous Peoples, local communities and youth, this event will discuss how humanity can raise $200 billion a year to fund initiatives and community efforts to reverse biodiversity decline.
The 7th GLF Investment Case Symposium will also explore ways to align the goals of the three Rio Conventions – biodiversity, climate and desertification – and pool resources to amplify their collective impact.
Key sessions at the 7th GLF Investment Case Symposium include:
- Mobilizing the billions: Pathways to achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework – Hear high-level multisectoral panelists discuss financial hurdles and innovative solutions needed to mobilize $200 billion annually to support the Global Biodiversity Framework.
- AI plenary: How is AI revolutionizing nature finance? – Discover how AI is reshaping sustainable finance across Latin America and the Caribbean, examining both its exciting potential and its challenges.
- Resilient Landscapes Luxembourg: Accelerating high-impact investment opportunities in nature-based solutions – Find out how science and biodiversity can accelerate investments in nature-based solutions.
- Closing the finance gap in sustainable forest management and silviculture – Explore financing options for silvicultural and forest management practices and ways to improve wood from secondary and degraded forests.
- Dragons’ Den: Investing in Nature’s Future – Watch two innovative biodiversity projects pitch their ideas to a panel of expert investors.
- Priorities and solutions for a global biodiversity finance roadmap – Join experts at the closing plenary as they debate priorities and solutions to achieve the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
These discussions will be held in the context of new and innovative approaches that leverage digital transformation and AI solutions for biodiversity conservation and financing.
View the full agenda here.
Among the experts joining the 7th GLF Investment Case Symposium are:
- Angela Viviana Bohórquez, co-founder of CarbonBox
- David Brand, founding Chair of the International Sustainable Forestry Coalition
- Dayana Blanco, Aymara woman from Bolivia, co-founder of the Uru Uru Team
- Emil Sirén Gualinga, Indigenous rights, climate and biodiversity finance specialist, and researcher at Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
- Eva Zabey, CEO of Business for Nature
- Kleber Karipuna, Executive Coordinator at Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB)
- María del Pilar Garrido Gonzalo, Director for Development Co-operation at the OECD
- Serge Wilmes, Minister of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity & Minister for the Civil Service of Luxembourg
See the full list of speakers here, with many more to be announced.
Register here for the 7th GLF Investment Case Symposium. Learn more at bit.ly/7thInvestmentCase.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
- Apply for a press pass to attend the symposium online or in person here: English or Spanish
- Stay tuned to the symposium updates, access images and learn more on the event’s concept note at our newsroom
- Until 13 October, apply to attend our media seminar “Eye on the environmental crisis: Media coverage inside the storm” here: bit.ly/GLFMediaSeminar2024
- For more information, please contact Kelly Quintero (k.quintero@cifor-icraf.org)
About GLFx
The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, connecting people with a shared vision to create productive, profitable, equitable & resilient landscapes. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research-World Agroforestry Centre (CIFOR-ICRAF), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank, and its charter members. Learn more at www.globallandscapesforum.org.
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