Innovations in Landscape Finance

September 7th

Session Description

While each landscape, seascape, watershed, territory or jurisdiction is unique, all Landscape Partnerships face common challenges. One of these core challenges is that finance systems are not set up for coordinated landscape investments. There has been a flurry of recent work around the world to try to change this, and this session will highlight some of the most innovative initiatives. The 1000 Landscapes for One Billion People, Finance Solutions Design team is working with Landscapes Partnerships, financial institutions and intermediaries to shift financial flows towards investment in sustainable landscapes. Commonland has developed a methodology to value the returns from landscape-scale investment. IUCN NL is building on the Landscape Investment and Finance Tool (LIFT) and developing a landscape finance capacity building academy as part of its Mobilising More for Climate program. These activities and others are laying the foundation for the scaling of landscape finance. !

Speakers and Panelists

Daniel Zimmer
Director, Sustainable Land Use, Climate-KIC
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Jasper Bertels
Senior Landscape Finance Specialist, Commonland
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Jan Willem den Besten
Senior Expert, Ecosystems & Climate: IUCN Netherlands
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Pauline Nantongo Kalunda
Executive Director, EcoTrust - The Environmental Conservation Trust Fund of Uganda
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