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 Heitor Dellasta

Heitor Dellasta is a youth specialist in the field of Ecological Economics. Economist and Master in Scientific and Technological Policy at UNICAMP, he develops research and policy on social-ecological systems with a focus on biodiversity, food systems and finance. He works in the design, implementation, and evaluation of socio-environmental policies for over five years, with experience in projects involving economic incentives and financial solutions to support and develop products and services that enhance biodiversity conservation and strengthen sustainable livelihoods. He is currently the Conservation and Climate Finance Specialist at Sitawi Finance for Good, a Brazilian non-profit organization, and Policy Co-Coordinator at Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN), the international youth coordination platform of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).