Nature in the Negotiating Room: Nature4Climate Launches Advocacy Priorities Ahead of Bonn Climate Talks
As government negotiators gather in Bonn for the SB62 UN Climate Intersessionals, Nature4Climate and its partners are launching a unified set of advocacy priorities to ensure that nature is no longer treated as a side issue, but as a core climate solution.
With less than 6 months to go until COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the pressure is on. Governments must move beyond ambition and deliver measurable progress. Nature-based solutions (NbS)—which can contribute up to one-third of the climate mitigation needed by 2030—remain among the most cost-effective, scalable tools available. Yet the policy and finance systems to enable them are not yet in place.
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Our key message: Lead with Nature
To meet the challenge of our time—limiting warming to 1.5°C and reversing nature loss by 2030—we must act with urgency and unity. These are not optional ambitions; they are essential foundations for a resilient, nature-positive world.
In his latest letter to Parties, COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago called for a new chapter in climate cooperation:
“Looking ahead, future COPs can represent a new generation of climate conferences: not as isolated diplomatic events, but as systemic platforms to accelerate delivery, measure progress, and engage a broader ecosystem of actors. They must be designed as convergence points – where ambition meets alignment, and global decisions ignite local transformations.”
COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago
That’s exactly what nature can do—connect global climate ambition with grounded, local results.
The Road from Bonn to Belém
The UNFCCC SB62 Intersessionals in Bonn represent a key moment to build the political and technical groundwork for COP30. These talks offer governments an opportunity to move beyond high-level commitments and begin shaping the practical tools and policy frameworks needed to strengthen national climate plans, respond meaningfully to the outcomes of the Global Stocktake, and better integrate nature into climate finance and implementation systems. Progress in Bonn—especially across key areas such as mitigation, adaptation, finance, and Article 6—will be essential to ensuring that COP30 delivers results that are both ambitious and grounded in practical pathways forward.
Nature4Climate’s Advocacy Priorities for SB62
To help inform negotiators and align nature and climate outcomes ahead of the meetings, Nature4Climate’s new advocacy paper outlines four key priorities for action—each offering a pathway to unlock ambition, implementation, and impact.
1. Lead with Nature
Climate action must start – and end – with nature. Leading with nature means mainstreaming it across governance, aligning national targets with nature-positive outcomes, reforming subsidies, and championing multilateral cooperation. It’s about transforming how we value and work with the natural systems that sustain our economies and our future.
2. Invest with Nature
Nature is not a cost—it’s a cornerstone of prosperity. Yet public and private finance for NbS remains far below what is needed. Governments must triple public finance for NbS by 2030, align NDCs with investable pathways for nature, and phase out harmful subsidies. Carbon markets must operate with integrity. Businesses must treat nature not just as a risk, but as a strategic value.
3. Grow with Nature
When nature grows, economies grow with it. Nature-based solutions can create up to 30 million new jobs by 2030, particularly in rural and climate-vulnerable regions. But growth must be inclusive. At least 20% of NbS finance must go directly to Indigenous Peoples and local communities—those who have safeguarded ecosystems for generations. Empowering locally led efforts is the fastest route to resilience.
4. Adapt with Nature
Climate impacts are no longer theoretical—they are here. Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is a proven strategy for reducing risks such as flooding and extreme weather, while supporting biodiversity and livelihoods. It could reduce hazard intensity by 26% and avoid $393 billion in damages by 2050. Yet it still receives less than 2% of adaptation finance.
“Nature is not a ‘nice to have.’ It’s a frontline defense against climate breakdown, biodiversity collapse, and economic instability.”
James Lloyd, N4C Advocacy Lead
Nature-based solutions are ready to scale in every country. They draw down carbon, support net-zero goals, and build resilience where it’s needed most. But to realise their full potential, we need to shift from fragmented ambition to coordinated delivery.
The Nature4Climate coalition, representing 29 of the world’s leading environmental organisations, is in Bonn with a united voice: Lead. Invest. Adapt. Grow. With Nature.
