GLF–Luxembourg Finance for Nature: What comes next?

The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

https://gouvernement.lu/en.html

Our Sessions

10:00 AM - 10:30 am

Coffee break with light snacks

10:30 AM - 11:10 am

Opening plenary: How do we reach the sustainable finance tipping point?

Roopal Kanabar (Landscape Finance Lab, Strategic Finance Advisor)Ayesha Khan (Acumen, Pakistan, Regional Managing Director)Robert Nasi (CIFOR-ICRAF, CIFOR, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) a.i. Director General)Aldo Soto (Amazonia Impact Ventures (AIV), Managing Director and Co-Founder)Joëlle Welfring (Luxembourg, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development)Vivienne Yeda (East African Development Bank, Director General)

1:30 PM - 2:30 pm

Lunch

1:35 PM - 1:40 pm

Inspiration Hub

The Luxembourg–GLF Finance for Nature Platform

1:50 PM - 2:00 pm

Inspiration Hub

Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility: Mobilizing finance for nature-based solutions in coastal...

Melissa Abderrahim (IUCN, Marine Programme Officer)Clement Chazot (IUCN, Marine Programme Officer)

3:30 PM - 4:00 pm

Coffee break with light snacks

7:05 PM - 8:00 pm

New ways forward: How can the financial ecosystem sustain and restore nature?

Tariq Al-Olaimy (3BL Associates, Co-Founder)Laura and Tashka Yawanawá (Yawanawá, Acre, Brazil, Indigenous Leaders)Yuriko Backes (Luxembourg, Minister of Finance)Lyndall Bull (FAO, Forestry Officer, Sustainable Forest Products)Marvin López (APODIP, Co-Founder)Yvonne Ofosu-Appiah (Wangara Green Ventures, Chief Investment Officer)Ravi Prabhu (ICRAF, Director General ad interim)Eliane Ubalijoro (CIFOR-ICRAF, Incoming CEO)

Contacts

GENERAL INQUIRIES

Global Landscapes Forum

Information

infogloballandscapesforum[dot]org

MEDIA INQUIRIES

Kelly Quintero

Journalist & Communications Inquiries

mediagloballandscapesforum[dot]org

NETWORKING & PARTNERSHIPS

Nina Haase

Engagement and Growth Coordinator

n.haasecifor-icraf[dot]org

GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM (GLF)

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members: CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FAO, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNCCD, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)