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AGENDA
Knowledge hub
The Knowledge Hub provides space for informative presentations and case studies on data, tools, and approaches for nature.
Action streams
The Action Streams are a series of interactive engagements and workshops with attendees. They are actions and solutions focused on key nature-related topics.
Specific timing and more sessions to be announced in due course
Building Confidence in Valuation
Capitals Coalition
Theme: Data, technology and tools
Exploring practical applications of the Capitals Coalition’s Beta Governance for Valuation framework. Through an action-oriented dialogue, participants will learn to implement structured governance that strengthens confidence and drives strategic and informed decision-making.
Demystifying the Implementation of Effective Collective Action
Proforest
Theme: Collective action
Proforest will be drawing on 25 years of on-the-ground experience to deliver a knowledge hub with the Consumer Goods Forum’s Forest Positive Coalition (CGF FPC) focused on effective collective action for nature. The session will feature Proforest’s experience bridging and convening stakeholders across different sectors, sharing lessons learned and practical implementation steps to take action at landscape and sectoral levels.
Designing Nature-Positive Aligned Business Models
CISL
Theme: Shifting systems and sectors
Enabling participants to understand nature-positive business model archetypes, and how they could be applied. Feedback will be gathered to refine the typology and consider the barriers and enablers for adopting and scaling.
Accelerating action at the biodiversity, climate and water nexus
UNEP-WCMC
Theme: Nexus approaches
This workshop will build from the opening plenary exploring the outputs of the IPBES nexus assessment and what it means for scaling integrated approaches from business & finance.
Finance & business dialogues – Session 1
UNEP-FI and UNEP-WCMC
Theme: Collective action
Interactive dialogues workshops will bring together business and finance leaders to strengthen cross-sector communication and identify opportunities for aligned, impactful action on nature.
Accelerating nature finance and investing in natural capital
CISL and UNEP-WCMC (A-track)
Theme: Financing mechanisms
This workshop will explore ‘nature information pathways’ and financing natural capital. Attendees will help steer thinking around a publication on the topic of ‘solutions to scale nature finance’ set to be published in June 2025.
Every Job is a Nature Job
UNEP-WCMC and WBCSD
Theme: Shifting systems and sectors
To effectively address nature loss, action needs to be embedded across the whole business. Under the Every Job is a Nature Job framing, attendees will come together to discuss scaling nature considerations across different business functions.
Biodiversity and Health
UNEP-WCMC and Global Balance
Theme: Nexus approaches
This dialogue will explore the interlinkages between health and biodiversity, including the points of influence that can result in the recognition and integrated management of biodiversity and health.
Facilitating Open Biodiversity Data for Science and Decision Making
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Theme: Data, technology and tools
This session will outline the benefits of data sharing, as well as outline existing tools and services and models to support data publishing, highlighting experiences from the network and across industry.
The nature tech Blueprint for achieving the nature positive transition
Nature Tech Collective
Theme: Data, technology and tools
Leveraging the Nature Tech Taxonomy and 2024 Nature Tech Report, this session will outline the atlas of viable solutions for accelerating the transition towards a nature positive economy.
Finance & business dialogues – Session 2
UNEP-FI and UNEP-WCMC
Theme: Collective action
Interactive dialogues workshops will bring together business and finance leaders to strengthen cross-sector communication and identify opportunities for aligned, impactful action on nature.
Investment and action in landscapes
UNEP-WCMC
Theme: Collective action
Scaling action and investment into landscapes and seascapes can help organisations address their risks and opportunities while addressing nature loss. This session will work with attendees to explore how the private sector can better engage at the landscape level.
Nature-positive value chains – actions, metrics and target-setting
WBCSD and WEF
Theme: Enhanced accountability
This session examines actions, metrics and target-setting for businesses on nature across value chains. Participants will explore commonalities and differentiation across value chains, such as for agriculture, forestry, and mining inputs; discuss ways to establish accountability frameworks and mechanisms across value chains; and identify practical opportunities for collaborative action – to transform value chains into nature-positive systems.
Directors duties and bringing nature to the boardroom
Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative
Theme: Enhanced accountability
This session will guide attendees through the core legal duties of corporate directors regarding nature-related risks. It will introduce a behavioral science tool specifically designed to assist sustainability teams and board members in understanding their influence within the boardroom.