On 13 January 2021 at 2 pm CET, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in co-operation with Global Canopy and the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability is organising a webinar entitled "How to finance life on Earth: a high-level discussion with experts in biodiversity finance".
The aim of the webinar is to launch the publication "The Little Book of Investing in Nature: a simple guide to financing life on Earth". The publication provides information on the latest innovations in the field of biodiversity finance as well as providing global estimates of the future costs of protecting nature and potential sources of finance. The publication also presents case studies and examples of innovative investment approaches.
Agenda
Introduction:
Rémy Rioux, AFD Chief Executive
Keynote:
Bérangère Abba, French Secretary of State for Biodiversity
Opening:
Professor John Tobin, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and lead Editor of LBIN
Panel:
Moderator: Andrew Mitchell, Founder & Senior Adviser Natural Capital Finance Alliance & Global Canopy, and Editor of its ‘Little Book’ series.
Proposed Panellists:
Q&A
Closing Remarks:
Gilles Kleitz, Director of AFD's Ecological Transitions and Natural Resources Department