A new key biodiversity platform for cross sectoral collaboration
For its inaugural launch, World Biodiversity Summit will help define what world leaders and the private sector in biodiversity and climate action need to do in the medium and long term to achieve sustainable development and hinder further biodiversity loss, focusing on partnerships and investment mechanisms as levers of progress. World Biodiversity Summit is a platform for responding to accelerating biodiversity loss, by using the Paris Agreement as a framework to learn from, promoting relevant solutions, innovations, and leadership networks, strengthening nature restoration and conservation. Nature-based solutions will be highlighted, from specificecosystems to global possibilities.
SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
26 September 2024
SECOND, New York, USA
Climate Week NYC
26 October 2024
MUSEO - Museo La Tertulia,
Cali, Colombia
alongside UNCBD COP16​
Fostering Partnerships and Investment for a Nature-Positive Future
World Biodiversity Summit 2024
World Biodiversity Summit returned for its 4th edition on 26 September on the sidelines of the UNGA 79 and Climate Week NYC and reconvened on 26 October alongside pivotal COP16 in Cali, Colombia.
This year, the programme pioneered global public-private partnerships to address the urgent need for biodiversity restoration through nature-based solutions and nature-positive investments, bridging the climate and biodiversity agendas.
To foster harmony with nature and effectively enact the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, this year's World Biodiversity Summit took stock of the implementation of its target and explored the synergies between climate and biodiversity, fostering cross-agenda collaboration and actionable implementation strategies.
The summit engaged businesses, governments, civil society and financial institutions to bolster support for nature and mitigate climate and biodiversity risks while amplifying business opportunities on a larger scale.
There is no easy answer, no silver bullet. We need to start reflecting on how we change the way we live, because replacing fossil fuels means changing the way we live, not only changing the technology.
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María Susana Muhamad González, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Government of Colombia
Building Synergies for Nature and Climate
Taking place in New York in September and returning later alongside COP16 in Cali, World Biodiversity Summit stands out in the 2024 Roadmap as the main annual biodiversity summit in the world. Building on the success of the last years, World Biodiversity Summit promotes collaboration between the public and private sectors to explore and realise a myriad of opportunities presented by the net-zero, nature-positive transition.
As a part of the World Biodiversity Network, World Biodiversity Summit hosts sessions alongside other initiatives of the World Climate Foundation, bridging the climate, finance and health discussions with the biodiversity agenda.
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The World Biodiversity Network hosted panel discussions and networking sessions inside and outside the Blue Zone at COP16 in Colombia.
Roadmap 2024
There is no safe landing for climate without protecting our biodiversity.
Prof. Dr. Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
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Key Strengths of WBS
Catalysing
Nature Market Development
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Identifying
Best Practices & Scalable Projects for a Nature-Positive Transition
Connecting
our Partners with Prominent Biodiversity Coalitions
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Guiding
the Public and Private Sector to Implement the Global Biodiversity Framework
Fostering
Cross-Sectoral Commitments for Nature-Positive Investments
Interactive
Dialogue from Across the World through our Digital Platform
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Integrating
Climate and Nature Strategies
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Convening
2000+ High-Level Delegates
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Meet
and hear thought leaders from the biodiversity & climate community including asset owners, institutional investors, international organisations, businesses and governments.
Share
and scale new and proven approaches to climate investments, natural capital and cross-sectoral collaboration including leading business and finance models.
Act
as a key stakeholder in the development of the World Biodiversity Network, mobilising private investments and commitments on the global framework for climate and biodiversity action.
Who Attends
World Biodiversity Summit convenes a broad variety of carefully curated stakeholders from across public and private sectors, such as:
Business Leaders
across key industries and sectors who present innovations to advance nature- positive action
Media Representitives
from leading international newspapers, television, magazines and blogs invested in driving climate and biodiversity news reporting
Finance
Stakeholders
including front-running asset managers and asset owners representing public & private finance
International Organisations
including global initiatives and alliances representing public and private interests
Government & Decisionmakers
ranging from local to national levels who successfully drive the biodiversity policy agenda
