Session Description
This session addresses the critical $700 billion annual finance gap for nature and biodiversity, emphasising the need for new private financing alongside existing mechanisms. The session will critically examine the costs of delivering the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) from two key perspectives: 1) the financial challenges of unlocking new conservation funding and 2) the trade-offs required to achieve biodiversity goals and their potential cascading effects. Join the discussion to better understand how to finance and manage the transition to a sustainable future for nature and people.
Session agenda
Moderators
Environment Editor
The Guardian
Speakers
Chief Conservation Officer
WWF International
Member of the Executive Board & Governing Council
European Central Bank
Managing Director, Chief Sustainability Office
UBS
Group Sustainability Director
RGE
Deputy Director General: Biodiversity And Conservation Department Of Forestry, Fisheries And The Environment
South Africa
Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Biodiversity and Marine Life Sector
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, UAE