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
25 September 2025
New York, USA
Climate Week NYC
Fostering Partnerships and Investment for a Nature-Positive Future
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
The World Climate and Biodiversity Summit returns to New York on 25 September 2025 for its 5th edition, once again taking place on the sidelines of Climate Week NYC.
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Following the success of last year’s inaugural unified summit in New York, the 2025 edition continues to advance an integrated agenda that reflects the deep interconnection between climate change and biodiversity loss. Formerly held as separate events, World Climate Summit and World Biodiversity Summit have now merged to form a single platform for action — grounded in the principles of the Rio Conventions (UNFCCC, UNCBD and UNCCD).
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Building on the momentum of 2024, the Summit remains a convening force for leaders across business, government, finance, academia and civil society to forge holistic, cross-sector solutions. Last year’s programme pioneered global public-private partnerships to drive nature-based solutions, nature-positive investment, and alignment between climate and biodiversity strategies.
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In 2025, the Summit will continue to support implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, scale climate-nature finance, and catalyse tangible action ahead of COP30 and beyond.
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Join us in New York to accelerate the transition toward a nature-positive, net-zero future — together.
Introducing World Climate and Biodiversity Summit
Climate change and biodiversity loss are deeply connected - and addressing them demands a unified response. In 2025, we are merging World Climate Summit and World Biodiversity Summit into a single platform for action: World Climate and Biodiversity Summit.
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Grounded in the principles of the Rio Conventions – UNFCCC, UNCBD and UNCCD – the Summit brings together leaders from business, government, finance, academia and civil society to advance holistic solutions that address both climate and nature together.
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Through this integrated approach, we will bridge together climate and nature agendas across policy, finance and business strategies, and catalyse cross-sector collaboration to accelerate action and impact ahead of UNFCCC COP30 and beyond.
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
