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
In this Dragons’ Den session, two biodiversity projects pitch to a panel of investors, showing real opportunities to fund conservation and sustainable practices. Investors provide feedback, highlighting solutions to bridge the biodiversity finance gap.
Global Biodiversity Finance Roadmap
In the final plenary, experts discuss priorities and solutions for a roadmap to achieve Global Biodiversity Framework goals. Stakeholders, from financial institutions to policymakers, are urged to drive implementation, with a focus on including local communities and Indigenous Peoples in biodiversity financing.
