International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits

🌿 Biodiversity credits: Exploring New Avenues for Public Development Banks 🌿   The global biodiversity crisis calls for innovative financial solutions, and biodiversity credits are emerging as a powerful tool to bridge the financing gap. But how can Public Development Banks (PDBs) effectively integrate them into their investment strategies?   Join us for an insightful conference in Cape Town on 25 February 2025, co-hosted by AFD Southern Africa and the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB), on the sidelines of the #FinanceInCommonSummit2025!   📌 What to expect? 🔹 Key insights on biodiversity credits post-COP15 🔹 Expert discussions on the role of PDBs in nature finance 🔹 Practical case studies and real-world applications   📍 Venue: Alliance Française, Cape Town 🕘 Time: 9:00 – 13:00   This event is by and for PDBs—a unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and explore actionable solutions for integrating biodiversity into financial flows.   📢 Stay tuned for the full agenda and speaker lineup!   👉 Interested in joining? Please register here: https://lnkd.in/dGG9YSq4   #BiodiversityFinance #PublicDevelopmentBanks #SustainableInvestments #NatureBasedSolutions #BiodiversityCredits #AFDSouthernAfrica #IAPB Thibault DEVANLAY | Grégoire de Warren | Karine Marion | Mahaut Stefani | Ellane Van Wyk | Audrey Rojkoff | Nicolas Willemin International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits | Agence Française de Développement | Finance in Common

📣 #SaveTheDate IDFC is co-hosting a #FiCS2025 session on Nature & Biodiversity!   📅 27th February | 15:45 – 17:15 (CAT)   Join us for a breakout session to help shape the future of nature finance and ensure it plays a critical role in sustainable finance. 💡 What to Expect: 🔹 Real-world case studies on Nature as Infrastructure 🔹 Key insights on enabling nature finance – from regulation to biodiversity credits 🔹 Expert perspectives from development banks, private finance, and policy leaders 🔹 Forward-looking solutions aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) This session is co-organized with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits, KfW, NatureFinance and the World Economic Forum Speakers:  Stefan B. Wintels, (KfW) Alicia Montalvo (CAF -banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe-) Candice Dott (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)) Cerin Maduray (WWF South Africa) Dorothy Maseke ,CFIRM (FSD Africa) Erik Berglof (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)) Julie McCarthy (NatureFinance)  Kevin Bender (The Nature Conservancy) Luciana Costa (BNDES) Pauline Nantongo (Ecotrust) Dr Dion George MP (Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE))   We look forward to your participation! 🌍 🔗 Save the date and register or follow the live stream on the FiCS website: https://lnkd.in/e29QRYkq ✍ IDFC Team : Nicolas Picchiottino | Florence Marzuk | Antonin d'Ersu | Jassim MERABET | Dr. komlanvi MOGLO | Mustapha Kleiche IDFC | Draženka Draženović Kostelac, PhD, CFA | Karine d'Auzac | Carlota Emeryk Pérez | Constant Harbonn | Charlotte Jurus | Mégane Tandin | Gabriela Tresgots

This week we were delighted to host two events to promote the findings of IAPB’s #Framework as part of our 'Roadshow'.   We were joined by demand-side actors, including corporates and members of the investment community, for a session led by IAPB Panel members Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, Chief Executive of the Green Finance Institute, and David Vaillant, Global Head of Finance, Strategy & Participations for BNP Paribas Asset Management. There was discussion of the most pertinent insights from IAPB’s Framework for potential #buyers of credits and next steps for #scaling #demand.   We also held a further session for supply-side actors, such as private corporations and conservation NGOs. This was led by IAPB Panel members Pauline Nantongo, Executive Director of ECOTRUST Ug, Simon Morgan, International Projects Lead at CreditNature, and Mariana Sarmiento, founder and CEO of Terrasos. Discussion centred around what key opportunities and challenges exist in the #supply of high integrity #biodiversity #credits and how to support development of impactful and inclusive credit projects at scale and pace.   It was great to welcome so many interested individuals and organisations and hear their perspectives on the Framework’s range of applications and how it can support suppliers and buyers to embed high integrity in project design, delivery and governance. Many thanks to all who attended for helping to make the sessions such a success!

IAPB was at the the 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 earlier this week! The event highlighted #France's new regime for biodiversity offsetting through the "Sites naturels de compensation, restauration et renaturation" (#SNCRR) – high-integrity environmental compensation sites. French Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher emphasized the urgent need for private financing to tackle accelerated biodiversity loss. She highlighted that the IAPB #framework should serve as “a compass” for #biodiversity #credit regimes, ensuring environmental integrity, security, traceability, and transparency. Our co-chair Sylvie Goulard presented IAPB’s work, including the publication of its Framework at COP 16 in Cali, Colombia. She announced the launch of a Community of Practice featuring different biodiversity credit pilot projects, offering a platform for project developers to exchange ideas and test the Framework on the ground. 

🌍 IAPB is heading to Cape Town! 🌍 IAPB has been gearing up to the exciting series of events happening next week in Cape Town at Finance in Common Summit which is happening in the margins of the #G20 Finance and Central Bank Ministerial meeting. Here's what we have planned so far! ✅ 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀: 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗗𝗕𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 Co-organised with Agence Française de Développement branch in Southern Africa, our event provides an international platform for dialogue among Public Development Banks , financial institutions, environmental organizations, and local stakeholders on the potential role of biodiversity credits in nature investment strategies. ✅ 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲  This Nature finance event is co-organised with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), International Development Finance Club (IDFC), NatureFinance and World Economic Forum. It will highlight real-life case studies of #nature #finance in action and the necessary building blocks for strengthening the enabling environment for nature finance, including #biodiversity #credits. We look forward to seeing some of you there!

#Technology and innovative approaches to #measurement have a key role to play in unlocking #biodiversity #credits’ potential to deliver positive outcomes for #Nature and just, equitable benefits for biodiversity #stewards. This includes technical innovation, such as making use of the latest #digital #monitoring technologies, and financial innovation, including the adoption of innovative financial vehicles. Here are some examples of biodiversity credit projects that use innovative technologies to make markets more efficient, strengthen trust and transparency between actors, and support actualisation of global conservation goals: 🌲Reforest'Action, a company focused on restoration and regeneration of forest ecosystems, is partnering with the @Guangxi Chongzuo Linda Forestry Company to restore public plots in the #Ghizhou area in western #China, which has suffered from soil deterioration and increased erosion due to intensive agricultural practices. The project aims to restore the land’s ecological properties and biodiversity through planting 1.5 million trees. Reforest’Action takes an innovative and holistic approach to project planning and measurement of impact through a combination of field monitoring, remote sensing and reporting from project implementers on predefined metrics. 🦏Wadappt is a service provider that combines a business-to-client approach through a marketplace connecting buyers interested in purchasing biodiversity units with on-the-ground projects co-designed with communities. #Blockchain technology is used to secure proof of measurement collected through participatory science protocols on predefined metrics. All collected data is openly accessible on Waddapt’s website. One proposed project focuses on the protection of the black rhino in #Namibia where guards are equipped with a phone application that lets them record evidence and upload it on Waddapt. And with that, we've wrapped up our showcase of incredible #pilot #projects which are featured in our #Framework. If you'd like to find out more about it, follow this link: https://lnkd.in/dQA4uSEv

We've been exploring the central role that Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPs and LCs) have in high integrity biodiversity credit projects. IAPB’s #Framework calls for local #Nature #stewards to be co-creators and co-owners of projects and markets and included in all aspects of design and delivery. Here are some further projects that seek to promote IPs and LCs’ agency, empowerment and agendas: 🌱 Colombia-based developer Terrasos is supporting the development of the Alto Río San Juan Habitat Bank – Yerrecuy project, the first Habitat Bank registered and operated by an Afro-Colombian community in #Colombia. It is located in the Chocó biogeographical region, a biodiversity hotspot that is threatened by habitat loss and climate change. Through #biodiversity #credits, this stewardship project aims at securing long-term protection for natural resources in the territory belonging to the Alto San Juan ASOCASAN Community Council. 🐆 RESTORE - biodiversity, together is working to conserve and restore biodiversity in the Parque Nacional Sierra del Divisor, #Peru, which contains more than 3,000 notable species, some of which are threatened with extinction, such as the white-bellied atel, the bald ouakari and the jaguar. The park is home to various Indigenous communities belonging to the Ashaninka, Shipibo Conibo, Matsés Huambisa and Isconahuaaux ethnic groups. These communities have invaluable knowledge of Nature management and play an active role in preserving biodiversity. Restore works to step up measures to protect the park, both to preserve its natural wealth and support the local populations who depend on it. 🏞️ Conservation International and #Tidal #Moon, an Indigenous-led sustainable enterprise, are working together to develop a biodiversity crediting project as part of seagrass restoration efforts in Shark Bay, near the westernmost point of #Australia. Shark Bay is home to one of the largest, most diverse seagrass meadows in the world, supporting high levels of marine biodiversity and underpinning the area’s cultural values. The project aims to support the economic development of Mulgana (the traditional custodians of the region) and has trained and employed many divers from the local community to undertake restoration activities. We're very close to wrapping up our posts on biodiversity credit pilot projects found in our #Framework - stay tuned to read about the last of them next week! #IAPB #Nature #Credits #Framework

We're delighted to share a recording (in French) from our co-chair Sylvie Goulard who explains the potential role that #biodiversity #credits have in channelling financial flows to support the transition to a #Nature-#positive future. Those include: 📏 To improve the quantification and the value of nature conservation or restoration projects. 🌱 They can be used by companies, for example coffee or cocoa producers, to transform their production model. They can also help finance projects to protect or restore key ecosystems such as forests, mangroves, or coral reefs. 💸 The IAPB has proposed guidance for the governance and operation of biodiversity credits markets, so that this financial instrument can develop with integrity and contribute to strengthening funding, particularly from the private sector, towards nature-based solutions. To find out more about the work of IAPB, you can have a read of our #Framework: https://lnkd.in/emsATgDU ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sylvie Goulard présente dans cette vidéo le rôle potentiel des #crédits #biodiversité, qui peuvent notamment permettre: 📏 D’améliorer la quantification et la valorisation des projets de conservation ou de restauration de la nature. 🌱Très concrètement, les crédits biodiversité sont des instruments qui peuvent être utilisés par des d’entreprises, par exemple productrices de café ou de cacao, pour transformer leur modèle de production. Ils peuvent également permettre de financer des projets de protection ou de restauration d’écosystèmes clefs (forêts, mangrove, barrière de corail). 💸L’IAPB a proposé des règles pour encadrer le fonctionnement des crédits biodiversité, afin que cet instrument puisse se développer de manière intègre et contribuer au renforcement des financements, notamment en provenance du secteur privé, en faveur de la nature. Pour plus d'information sur le travail de l'IAPB, consulter notre #Cadre: https://lnkd.in/eSTHz5gD

We’re continuing to highlight the central role of #Indigenous #Peoples and #local #communities (IPs and LCs) in conserving, restoring and protecting Nature in the next posts. Our #Framework calls for IPs and LCs to continue to be involved in the development, oversight and benefit-sharing in all biodiversity credit projects with full respect of their rights. You’ll find some great examples of biodiversity credit projects with an IPs and LCs focus below: 🤝 The Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda ECOTRUST Ug Biocredits programme is a community-designed, owned and led corridor restoration programme, based on a multi-metric model. ECOTRUST has adopted the Gender Action Learning Systems (GALS) as a community engagement strategy throughout all stages of the Biocredits project’s design and implementation. With this approach to community engagement, ECOTRUST supports the effective recognition and protection of Indigenous rights and customary uses aligned to conservation objectives. 💸 Since 2023, EarthAcre has been leading the Ol Kinyei Biodiversity Project in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy, one of the oldest territories in #Kenya's Maasai Mara. This project focuses on restoring wildlife corridors and enhancing habitats through stewardship interventions. EarthAcre’s nature stewardship model provides direct payments to individual landowners for their commitment to conservation efforts, making it an economically viable option for local communities. 🌿 Savimbo, an Indigenous Peoples and local communities funded and run B-corporation, is implementing the Villagarzón and the Chandia Na'en projects, two biodiversity conservation projects on the border of the tropical Andean biodiversity hotspot between #Colombia and #Ecuador. Both are crediting projects, awaiting certification, and rely on the Interoperable Biodiversity Unit (IBU) for quantifying biodiversity. The project in Colombia stacks #biodiversity #credits with #carbon #credits from an adjacent project.  

🌍 Das war die DLD mit dem DLD Nature Track powered by MaLisa 🌱 Die 20. Innovationskonferenz in München war ein Ort des Austauschs und des Mutmachens. Gemeinsam haben wir dem Thema Biodiversität eine Bühne gegeben und die bereichernde Vernetzung zwischen Naturschutz, Technik, Wirtschaft und Politik mitgestaltet. Einige Highlights ✨: - #Biodiversität im Fokus: Mit Dr. Frauke Fischer, Martin Wikelski (Max-Plack-Institute of animal behavior) und Alex Dehgan (Conservation X Labs) haben wir spannende Einblicke in das Biodiversitätsmonitoring gewonnen und die Rolle von Technologie im Naturschutz beleuchtet💡📲🎙️ - "Powerplayers of the #Plate": Dr. med. Eckart von Hirschhausen im Gespräch mit Dr. Julia Adou (ALDI SÜD) und Alexander Liedke (Lidl in Deutschland). Dieses Panel zeigt, wie der Lebensmitteleinzelhandel einen erheblichen Beitrag zu Biodiversitäts- und Klimaschutz leisten kann 🍏🥗🌱 - #Finance Panel "How to Link Nature and Financial Systems": Sylvie Goulard, Vorsitzende des International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits, Dominik Asam (SAP) und Prof. Dr. Martin R. Stuchtey von The Landbanking Group diskutierten, wie Unternehmen und Investoren durch Natur- und Klimarisiken betroffen sind und wie wir damit in Zukunft umgehen sollten💰🌿💸 - Nachhaltige Mobilität und Aktionismus: Transformationsforscherin und Politökonomin Maja Göpel nimmt uns gleich mehrfach mit und diskutiert in "Future Positive – or Not? Tech for Sustainable Mobility" und "How to Start a Movement" mit Henry Timms (Brunswick Group) wie eine gerechte, nachhaltige Zukunft aussehen kann und was dafür jetzt dringend getan werden muss 🚗✌🏻🚨 - Luisa Neubauer vermittelt in ihrem Vortrag eindringlich, dass wir alle gefordert sind dringend zu handeln, dass neben #Innovation auch #Exnovation benötigen wird und wie ein Momentum für nachhaltige Veränderung entstehen kann 🌱🤝💡 Ein großes Dankeschön an alle Teilnehmenden, Speaker und das Team der DLD Conference - es waren fantastische drei Tage mit euch! Die Sessions sind auf YouTube verfügbar – und jede einzelne lohnt sich! 💻 https://lnkd.in/dzfjktR8 Fotos: ©Ulrike Froemel for DLD/Hubert Burda Media, ©Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / picture alliance for DLD / Hubert Burda Media, ©Dominik Gigler for DLD / Hubert Burda Media, ©Philipp Guelland for DLD / Hubert Burda Media