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16:00 - 16:50

The Road to $200 Billion: Finance Strategies for Biodiversity Action

To close the nature finance gap and ensure we can meet the 2030 Vision for biodiversity, the Global Biodiversity Framework Target 19 calls for mobilising $200 billion per year. In what ways can nature-focused regulations contribute to achieving Target 19? How can financial innovation accelerate biodiversity conservation? The session gathered finance pioneers disclosing the most prominent strategies to fulfil biodiversity goals and close the nature funding gap through strategic investments and partnerships. 

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Moderator

Jessica Smith,

Nature Lead, UNEP Finance Initiative 

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Speaker

Noor Yafai

Europe Director Global Policy and Institutional Partnerships, The Nature Conservancy

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Speaker

Cornelia Neumann,

Partner, Finance & Risk, Climate and Sustainability, Oliver Wyman

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Speaker

Michael Hillary

Group Executive: Finance Operations, Development Bank of Southern Africa

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Speaker

Kumi Kitamori,

Deputy Director, Environment Directorate, OECD

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Speaker

Bertrand Millot

Head of Sustainability, CDPQ

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