Webinar events

The first of this webinar series will focus on the inclusion of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). As countries prepare their next round of NDCs for submission in 2025, known as the NDCs 3.0, the integration of NbS can offer substantial opportunities to contribute to both mitigation and adaptation goals and it will be critical for maximizing climate ambition, building resilience, and promoting sustainable development. 

Many NDCs currently lack clear guidance, standardized methodologies or sufficient detail on how NbS are incorporated, monitored, and financed. This webinar aims to support countries in the Asia-Pacific region in systematically including NbS in their NDCs through targeted guidance that highlights mandates, common frameworks, and policy initiatives from the region. It will also provide a platform for countries and development partners to exchange information on best practices and case studies of NbS and NDC alignment in Asia and the Pacific.

Objective

This webinar aims to assist policymakers, technical experts, and stakeholders in effectively integrating NbS into NDCs. It will provide a structured approach for identifying, designing and implementing NbS actions, aligned with climate goals and national development priorities.

Expected Outcomes

• Enhanced clarity and consistency in how NbS are integrated in NDCs

• Improved capacity of national governments to plan and implement NbS

• Strengthened alignment between climate, biodiversity, and sustainable development objectives in the NDCs 3.0

What were the trends in forest loss in 2024? What factors are impacting these trends at the country and regional levels? Where are the bright spots, and where are the areas of concern? And what do these trends and insights tell us about what is needed at the 2025 UN climate conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil — a city within one of the world’s most important forest ecosystems — this November?

To hear from our experts on these topics, we invite you to join World Resource Institute’s Global Forest Watch for a webinar on Wednesday, May 28, 9- 10:30 am EDT on the latest annual tree cover loss data from the University of Maryland’s GLAD lab.

Following an overview of the 2024 tree cover loss data, we will host a discussion around the specific contexts, implications and impacts of these findings at country and regional levels and the role of forests in the global and national commitments for climate adaptation and mitigation being set ahead of COP30 in Belem.

Register now to join the discussion live or to receive a link to the webinar recording following the live event.

We also invite you to explore the tree cover loss data, in-depth analysis and expert insights on the state of the world’s forests, which will be released on WRI’s Global Forest Review in advance.

Featured Speakers:

• Elizabeth Goldman, Co-Director, Global Forest Watch, WRI
• Sarah Carter, Research Associate, Global Forest Watch, WRI
• Matthew Hansen, Professor, University of Maryland; Co-Director, Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) Lab
• Joaquin Carrizosa, Senior Advisor, WRI Colombia
• Tomi Haryadi, Director for Food, Land and Water, WRI Indonesia
• Mariana Oliveira, Forests and Land Use Director, WRI Brasil
• Stasiek Czaplicki Cabezas, Bolivian researcher and Data Journalist, Revista Nomadas
• Phanuella Djanteng, Congo Basin Engagement Associate, Global Forest Watch, WRI
• Moderator: Rod Taylor, Director, Forests and Nature Conservation, WRI

Register now for the official launch event of the new book, ‘Becoming Nature Positive: Transitioning to a Safe and Just Future’.

The launch webinar, coinciding with World Environment Day, features a discussion with the book’s lead authors who will delve into the Nature Positive journey so far, touching on aspects ranging from science and society to economy, finance and governance.

‘Becoming Nature Positive’ is an inspiring and informative read on the quest to make Nature Positive a reality across the world, with contributions from a wide range of leaders across the global nature space.

The book’s main co-authors include:
★ Marco Lambertini, Convener, Nature Positive Initiative
★ Joseph Bull, Associate Professor in Climate Change Biology, University of Oxford
★ Harvey Locke, Co-Founder, Yellowstone to Yukon
★ Leroy Little Bear, Professor Emeritus, University of Lethbridge
★ Éliane Ubalijoro, CEO, Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry
★ Eva Zabey, CEO, Business for Nature
★ Dorothy Maseke, Head, African Natural Capital Alliance Secretariat
★ Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, CEO, Global Environment Facility

Humanity sits at an existential crossroads. Will it choose the nature-positive and people-positive path ahead? Join the conversation!

Order your copy of the book here: https://www.routledge.com/Becoming-Nature-Positive-Transitioning-to-a-Safe-and-Just-Future/Lambertini-Bull-LittleBear-Locke-Zabey-Maseke-Rodriguez/p/book/9781032754536?srsltid=AfmBOooum0JBCctB5IFqLrWyjHnp3KRxd5MU5I

In the lead-up to COP30, join Food and Land Use Coalition, the United Nations Foundation, and the Climate Champions for a high-level virtual dialogue on how the food systems community can strategically align to accelerate food systems transformation. This event will convene influential voices from across civil society, philanthropy, and the private sector to identify key opportunities for collective impact.

This 90-minute session will spotlight Brazil’s leadership on food systems and highlight collaborative efforts to drive bold, inclusive, and coordinated action. The event aims to foster shared strategies and momentum as we approach this pivotal climate moment.

​Join the Nature Tech Collective for an illuminating discussion on how innovative public-private partnerships are transforming wildfire-affected landscapes while creating multiple benefits for climate, biodiversity, and communities. We’ll explore Land Life’s groundbreaking collaboration with the Colorado State Land Board—a first-of-its-kind ecosystem services forest carbon lease that demonstrates how nature tech can drive restoration at scale.

​Clara Rowe will share insights from this landmark project that will reforest up to 1,000 acres across Colorado state trust lands, generating carbon credits that benefit public schools while restoring critical ecosystems damaged by wildfires.

​Key Topics 

• ​Pioneering Public-Private Partnerships: How Land Life and the Colorado State Land Board structured a first-of-its-kind agreement that aligns ecological restoration with public benefit
• ​Measuring Multi-Dimensional Impact: Land Life’s approach to quantifying carbon sequestration, biodiversity enhancement, and community benefits in wildfire-affected landscapes
• ​Technology-Driven Restoration: How Land Life leverages data, remote sensing, and ecological modeling to design resilient forests that can withstand future climate stressors
• ​Balancing Precision and Practicality: Strategies for implementing scientifically rigorous measurement while keeping projects financially viable
• ​And more

In October 2024, the TNFD published draft guidance for consultation on preparing and disclosing nature transition plans, which offers a coherent and structured approach for corporates and financial institutions to respond and contribute to the transition implied by Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). This webinar will share feedback from the public consultation, information on the piloting programme that is running March-September 2025, and plans for finalising the guidance.

What you’ll take away:
• Why forests matter: Understand the critical role forests play in carbon reduction, biodiversity preservation, and more – and how those outcomes support your business goals.
• Transforming forest information into corporate metrics: Learn how forest impact data is translated into clear indicators in sustainability reporting.
• Real world proof: Hear a case study from Hammerbacher, a German furniture company demonstrating how forest impact data enabled them to quantify environmental impacts and support community well‑being.

Who should attend:
Sustainability and procurement managers, marketing and branding managers, ESG/reporting leads, supply chain professionals, and anyone interested in corporate sustainability strategy.

Time: Friday, 16 May 2025 | 10:00 – 10:45 CEST.

Speakers:
• Andreas Hammerbacher, Managing Director – Hammerbacher GmbH.
• Devendra Gupta, Global Value Chain Development Manager – FSC.

Join us to unlock the power of forest derived data – and leave with a roadmap for embedding forest impact into your sustainability strategy.

To mark Earth Day 2025, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity will take part in a weeklong webinar series hosted by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, in collaboration with several partners, to highlight the centrality of biodiversity to all life on Earth and the importance of accelerating the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).

• Climate, cities and biodiversity webinar (25 April): Tristan Tyrrell will speak about the biodiversity-climate nexus.

To mark Earth Day 2025, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity will take part in a weeklong webinar series hosted by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, in collaboration with several partners, to highlight the centrality of biodiversity to all life on Earth and the importance of accelerating the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).

• Health and biodiversity webinar (24 April): Marianela Araya Quesada will speak about the Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health adopted at COP 16.

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Paris Climate Agreement and Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and committed to the landscape approach. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members.

Join this webinar to follow the launch of Project LEON (Leveraging Earth Observation for Nature Finance) – a multinational consortium, aimed at using earth observation data to promote and redirect global finance to improve nature conservation and, importantly, divert finance away from nature-damaging activities.

It will provide the motivations and goals for the project and host a panel of speakers from industry, policy and research to give their views about what they would like to see from this exciting initiative and the earth observation tools they will be developing.