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The Nature4Climate coalition is returning to Climate Week New York City. Join N4C, our NGO partners, and private sector sponsors for two days of discussions and networking focused on how to build a nature-positive economy at The Nature Hub. Check out the full program here.
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We must invest in nature!
More than $1.8 trillion per year is used to fund environmentally harmful subsidies in the world. We must shift global financial systems so that they work in harmony with nature and climate.
How to build a nature-positive economy by Niki Mardas
26th June
London (United Kingdom)
Niki Mardas, the Executive Director of Global Canopy, explains what is crucial for building a nature-positive economy. Watch the full playlist here.
How to build a nature-positive economy by Dr. Genevieve Patenaude
26th June
London (United Kingdom)
Dr. Genevieve Patenaude, CEO and co-founder of Earth Blox, explains what is crucial for building a nature-positive economy. Watch the full playlist here.
How to build a nature-positive economy by James Hulse
26th June
London (United Kingdom)
James Hulse, Director of Hindsight Consultancy, explains what is crucial for building a nature-positive economy. Watch the full playlist here.
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The Nature Hub
Mark your calendars for September 23rd and 24th, 2024!
The Nature4Climate coalition is returning to Climate Week New York City, building on the success of the 2023 Nature Positive Hub. Join N4C, our NGO partners, and private sector sponsors for two days of discussions and networking focused on how to build a nature-positive economy. The full program and registrations are now open.
Why do we need a nature-positive economy?
To foster nature’s recovery and maintain livelihoods, our economic model needs to shift from exploitation to valuing natural ecosystems. A nature-positive economy offers businesses new markets and financial mechanisms, steering away from deforestation activities. The current model, causing environmental damage, also jeopardizes long-term economic stability. By investing in nature-based solutions and funding nature-positive activities, governments and private sectors can achieve climate and biodiversity goals, generate economic returns, and benefit local communities.
5 transformations urgently needed to build a nature-positive economy:
Last year, the world has lost an area of forest almost equivalent to half of the size of Azerbaijan (UNFCCC COP 29 host). Yet, 55% of financial institutions with the greatest ability to impact deforestation rates still don’t have a public no-deforestation policy. Ending deforestation is crucial for meeting net zero targets. Annual economic gain from a deforestation-free future is estimated at US$ 895 billion by 2030, with the biggest driver of that gain being a reduction in environmental costs of US$440 billion a year.
Meeting the increasing demand for food can’t come at the expense of further destruction of critical biomes. Agriculture, forestry and other land use activities accounted for almost a quarter of global emissions in the past decades and over a quarter of global forest loss is due to deforestation through permanent land use change for the production of commodities, including beef, soy, palm oil, and wood fiber. The agri-food sector needs to invest $205 billion annually (2% of its revenue), to meet climate targets. Investing in more sustainable ways of growing food, such as smart agroforestry and restoration of unproductive, degraded lands, can help governments and businesses reduce their portfolio exposure to land degradation. The commodity-driven deforestation needs to be halted by 2025 and land “conversion” eliminated.
Building and scaling carbon markets that maximize high-quality nature-based solutions can serve as a rapid response mechanism that enables responsible businesses to act immediately. Effective corporate leadership on climate means embracing science-based strategies to avoid and reduce emissions and investing in high-quality carbon credits. Carbon markets could contribute up to 32% of the global cumulative mitigation potential of nature-based solutions, with a market value projected to reach between US $5-30 billion per year by 2030. However, in the last three years, only 1.2% of the annual cost-effective potential of NbS has been unlocked by this mechanism. Supporting the transformations underway to build an end-to-end integrity framework for the voluntary carbon market could be a game changer for mobilizing much-needed private finance for climate action and nature-based solutions.
Indigenous Peoples protect more than 80% of global biodiversity while representing only 5% of the population. They are, however, more often than not, not rewarded for their invaluable stewardship. Direct funding for tenure rights and forest management of Indigenous People and local communities amounted to less than 1% of international climate development aid in the last decade. To build a real nature-positive economy, 30% of all public climate finance for nature-based projects and investments should include direct engagement and leadership from Indigenous People and local communities, following the targets set by the Global Biodiversity Framework.
Global warming poses a threat to the sustainability of many economic sectors and this is why all levels of government must prioritize building an economy that benefits nature as a climate solution. Public funding can be used as an investment to attract private capital, create blended finance opportunities, and mobilise resources via de-risking tools. Countries need to commit to creating stronger policies and financial mechanisms to fulfill both existing and new commitments. This includes increasing guarantees for nature and climate-linked sovereign financing, making the Loss and Damage Fund operational to aid populations most vulnerable to climate change, creating reliable carbon crediting systems under Article 6, increasing funding for Jurisdictional REDD+, and enhancing the New Quantified Climate Finance Goal (NQCG) to surpass the $100 billion pledge. This funding should explicitly support nature-based solutions and originate from both private and public sector resources.
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September
[Nature Hub Opening] Capital Mobilization for Nature: Towards a Nature Positive Economy
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
08:30 - 09:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Chrysler Hub
Global EverGreening Alliance
Green Up to Cool Down: Creating an incentive driven approach to land restoration
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
09:00 - 11:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Pershing Hub.
FSC Investments & Partnerships
Supporting Indigenous Self Determination, Self-Reliance, and Self Governance in Nature-based Solutions
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
10:30 - 11:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Chrysler Forum.
Global EverGreening Alliance
A strategic harmonising approach to land restoration and fighting climate change
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
15:00 - 16:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Park Hub.
Wildlife Conservation Society
Incentivizing private sector investment in sustainable commodities and biodiversity conservation
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
12:00 - 13:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Chrysler Forum.
World Resources Institute and the Bezos Earth Fund
Forks in the Road: Navigating New Paths for Food Systems
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
12:00 - 13:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Park Hub.
U.S. Nature4Climate
United for Climate: Broad-Based Support for Natural Climate Solutions in the U.S.
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
12:00 - 13:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Pershing Hub.
Conservation International
Future of Fashion: Regenerative Systems
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
13:30 - 14:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Chrysler Forum.
Wildlife Conservation Society
Navigating the changing landscape of high integrity in tropical forest carbon crediting
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
13:30 - 14:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Park Hub.
FSC Investments & Partnerships
Empowering Global Climate Action through Open-Source Innovation: The Role of moja global
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
13:30 - 14:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Pershing Hub.
World Resources Institute and the Bezos Earth Fund
Harnessing AI and Satellite Monitoring for a Nature-Positive Future
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
15:00 - 16:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Chrysler Forum.
Nature4Climate
There is no Nature Positive Economy Without an Indigenous Economy
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
15:00 - 16:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Park Hub.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (FFRC)
From ambition to action: deforestation-free finance for Climate and Nature goals
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
15:00 - 16:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Pershing Hub.
Rainforest Foundation Norway
Local Action, Global Impact: Governing and Financing Models led by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities for a Nature Positive Economy
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
16:30 - 17:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Chrysler Forum.
Capitals Coalition
Value what matters: New governance, guidance and requirements to move towards a future that balances nature, people, society and the economy
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
16:30 - 17:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Park Hub.
Nature4Climate. Sponsors: Doris Duke Foundation; BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group
Moving WITH NATURE: From the Forgotten Solution to the Nature Positive Economy
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
18:00 - 20:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Chrysler Forum and Grand Central Lounge.
September
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (FIC)
Enabling NCS investment: policy barriers & solutions
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
09:00 - 10:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Park Hub.
Doris Duke Foundation
Tree Equity: Investing in the Economy of America’s Life-Saving Infrastructure
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
9:00 - 10:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Pershing Hub.
NbS Clinic: Biodiversity Conservation
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
09:00 - 10:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Madison Hub.
Doris Duke Foundation, U.S. Climate Alliance and JM Kaplan Fund
Advancing State Leadership on Natural and Working Lands: A Discussion at Climate Week NYC
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
10:30 - 11:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Chrysler Forum.
Nature Positive Initiative
Measuring Nature Positive outcomes: How to ensure both rigor and practicality
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
10:30 - 11:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Park Hub.
Rainforest Foundation Norway
Investing in the Future: Addressing Nature and Deforestation Risks
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
10:30 - 11:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Pershing Hub.
NbS Clinic: Maximizing Health Outcomes
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
10:30 - 11:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Madison Hub.
Nature4Climate, KMPG, Nature Tech Collective and Climate Collective
How nature tech can support corporate ambition towards net zero and nature positive?
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
12:00 - 13:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Chrysler Forum.
FSC Investments & Partnerships
Verifying Ecosystem Services as a Nature-based Solution for Community and Family Forest Owners
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
12:00 - 13:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Park Hub.
Conservation International
From Decarbonization to Regeneration: How to make insetting work for climate, nature, & communities
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
12:00 - 13:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Pershing Hub.
NbS Clinic: FPIC and Human Rights
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
12:00 - 13:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Madison Hub.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Pioneering science-based targets for nature: business insights and opportunities
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
13:30 - 14:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Chrysler Forum.
Doris Duke Foundation
Two-Eyed Seeing: A Green Solution for Climate Resilient Forests
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
13:30 - 14:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Park Hub.
Wildlife Conservation Society
Accelerating jurisdictional REDD+ finance and implementation
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
13:30 - 14:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Pershing Hub.
NbS Clinic: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
13:30 - 14:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Madison Hub.
Conservation International
From Theory to Practice: Large-Scale Forest Restoration in Action in Brazil
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
15:00 - 16:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Chrysler Forum.
Rainforest Foundation Norway
Social Integrity within Voluntary Carbon Markets: Challenges and Opportunities for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
15:00 - 16:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Park Hub.
World Resources Institute, International Land Coalition, and Bezos Earth Fund
The LandMark Mapping Platform: New Data and Tools for Securing Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Land Rights
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
15:00 - 16:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Pershing Hub.
NbS Clinic: Revenue and Benefit Sharing
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
15:00 - 16:00
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Madison Hub.
Nature4Climate, UNEP, The Nature Conservancy, Climate Champions Team, IFACC, Capital for Climate
Pathways to Belém: Unlocking Finance for Nature in the lead up to COP 30
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
16:00 - 17:30
Location: Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York. Room: Chrysler Forum.
Nature Positive Community
Andrea Lang
Globesight Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Suwanna Gauntlett
Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Wildlife Alliance
Chrissy Durkin and Kat Bruce
Sea Change Leads
Jaclyn Aliperti
Ecologist, Program Manager, and Science Communicator