EVENT

Backing biodiversity: Financing forests & trees

Backing biodiversity: Financing forests & trees

CIFOR-ICRAF at UNCBD COP16

21 Oct – 1 Nov 2024, Cali, Colombia
SESSION

Rewarding Nature: Towards a Roadmap to Finance the Biodiversity Framework

This side-event will reveal a dynamic roadmap to finance the Global Biodiversity Framework, crafted through expert insights and diverse voices. A lively panel of policymakers, investors, innovators, and community leaders will tackle challenges, innovative solutions, and real-world successes in mobilizing biodiversity finance. The discussion will bridge bold financial strategies with practical on-the-ground actions. Don’t miss this opportunity to help shape the future of biodiversity financing!

Speakers

H.E. Serge Wilmes

Minister of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity & Minister for the Civil Service Luxembourg

Emil Sirén Gualinga

Kichwa People of Sarayaku

Ceiça Pitaguary

Secretary of Indigenous, Environmental and Territorial Management at Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, Brazil

Heitor Dallasta

Conservation and Climate Finance Specialist, Sitawi Finance for Good; Policy Co-Coordinator, Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN)

Michael Ofushene-Wise

Business Action Senior Manager, Business for Nature

Théophile Zognou

Executive Director, Sangha Tri-National Trust Fund (FTNS)
Moderator

Hannah Simmons

Founder and CEO, ERA (Ecosystem Regeneration Associates)
Organizers
Funding partners