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
21 September 2023
SECOND, New York, USA
Alongside UNGA 78 & Climate Week NYC
Nature as the Bridge
- Advancing Climate and Biodiversity Action Together
The remarkable transformative potential of nature in protecting our planet and humanity from the threats of
climate change and biodiversity loss frames the theme of our closing session. Esteemed experts,
policymakers, and stakeholders from diverse sectors will convene to emphasise the synergistic effects of
climate and biodiversity action and underscore the importance of collective and urgent action.
The session will explore the multifaceted benefits of simultaneous action against biodiversity loss and climate change, presenting attendees with actionable recommendations to accelerate progress in tackling these interconnected global crises. Encouraging open dialogue and fostering collaboration across sectors, this session aims to inspire attendees to bolster investments in nature-based solutions, align their climate and biodiversity actions and actively contribute to the shared goals of COP28 and COP16
Mary Wenzel
Managing Director Corporate Engagement, The Nature Conservancy
Dr. Maria Honeycutt, PhD, CFM
National Director for All - Hazards Resilience, AtkinsRéalis
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Martine Stillman
Vice President Engineering, Synapse Product Development
Rob Cameron
Vice President Global Head of Public Affairs and ESG Engagement, Nestlé
Emily McKenzie
Technical Director Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
Olivia Bisa Tirko
President, Autonomous Territorial Government of the Chapra Nation (GTANCH)
Atossa Soltani
Director of Global Strategy,
Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance