The OECD Biodiversity Land use and Ecosystems (BLUE) programme, and the UNDP Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) convened a joint virtual Global Conference on Biodiversity Finance as a milestone in the lead up to CBD COP15. This conference was originally planned to take place in Paris. However, due to COVID-19, the physical meeting is postponed to a later date. The objectives of this virtual series were:
Wednesday 15 April, 2020
Session 1: The State of Biodiversity Finance in 2020
Part A: Opening remarks
Moderator: Rodolfo Lacy, OECD Environment Director
OECD Secretary General, Angel Gurria |
Part B: What we know today about the global biodiversity finance landscape
Moderator: Simon Buckle, Head of Climate, Biodiversity and Water Division, OECD Environment Directorate
Session 2: Towards a New Paradigm for Tracking Biodiversity Expenditures and Effective Budgeting
Moderator: Mariana Bellot, Technical Advisor UNDP BIOFIN
Part A. Biodiversity expenditure reviews and tagging
Part B. Effective budgeting for biodiversity
Wednesday 22 April, 2020
Session 3: Identifying and Reforming Subsidies Harmful to Biodiversity
Moderator: Katia Karousakis, OECD Biodiversity, Land Use and Ecosystems (BLUE) programme
Part A. Expert panel on national experiences with identifying and tracking subsidies
Part B. Expert panel on national experiences with reforming subsidies harmful to biodiversity
Session 4: Estimating Finance Needs and Developing Effective Biodiversity Finance Plans
Moderator: Annabelle Trinidad, Technical Advisor, UNDP BIOFIN
Part A. Estimating Finance Needs for Biodiversity
Part B. Developing Effective Finance Plans
Wednesday 29 April, 2020
Session 5: The Private and Finance Sector as Biodiversity Leaders
Moderator: Onno van den Heuvel, UNDP BIOFIN
Scene setting
Expert panel
Moderator: Onno van den Huevel, UNDP BIOFIN
Session 6: A New Biodiversity Finance Agenda for 2021-2030
Moderator: Simon Buckle, Head of Climate, Biodiversity and Water Division, OECD Environment Directorate
High-level opening remarks
Keynote
Lessons learned on resource mobilisation for the post-2020 framework
Moderator: Katia Karousakis, OECD Biodiversity, Land Use and Ecosystems (BLUE) programme
A Comprehensive Overview of Global Biodiversity Finance (Français |
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Moving Mountains: Unlocking Private Capital for Biodiversity and Ecosystems |