7th GLF Investment Case Symposium
How can we raise $200 billion a year for biodiversity and climate? From 21 October to 1 November 2024, global leaders gathered in Cali, Colombia, for the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16), tackling critical issues like ecosystem protection, climate action, and food security. The 7th GLF Investment Case Symposium, the largest sustainable finance event in the Global South, explored how to fund these efforts, including the role of emerging tech like Artificial Intelligence (AI) in finding innovative solutions.
About this session
As global demand for sustainable agricultural and forestry practices intensifies, there is a growing need to integrate biodiversity into green commodity value chains. This session delves into country experiences and touch on advancements that enable more accurate measurement of biodiversity impacts and support the restoration of critical ecosystems.
Featuring voices from countries and experts working at the landscape level, this session explores innovative financial mechanisms that incentivize and sustain these efforts, including the growing potential of biodiversity credits. Gain insights about how these developments are shaping the future of green commodities and learn more about tools and strategies that can be applied to enhance biodiversity outcomes within value chains. Experts from across the sector will share research and practical case studies from country projects and discuss how to overcome challenges in implementing these methodologies for restoration on a global scale.
Resources
- A practical approach to measuring the biodiversity impacts of land conversion
- Good Practices for Biodiversity Inclusive Impact Assessment and Management Planning
- Finance for Biodiversity: Guide on biodiversity measurement approaches
- Critical review of methods and models for biodiversity impact assessment and their applicability in the LCA context
