29 September 2026 | 15:00 CEST
Language: English, with interpretation in French and Spanish
How can bonds help finance nature conservation and restoration? This webinar will examine how governments, banks and multilateral development banks can use debt instruments to mobilise capital for national biodiversity priorities.
Speakers will share examples of sovereign and bank-issued nature bonds, including approaches that direct proceeds to eligible activities and those linked to verified environmental results. The discussion will explore what governments and issuers need to develop credible bond frameworks, build investment pipelines and connect financing with National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans.
The webinar is part of the UNDP–UNEP FI Public–Private Community of Practice on Nature and Development Finance, under Revenues for Nature.
Agenda
| Time (CEST) | Session | Presenter |
| 15:03 | Welcome remarks and agenda | Moderator Aurelia Blin, UNEP FI |
| 15:15 | Case study 1: Sovereign bonds | Gaurav Gupta Senior Nature Investment Advisor, UNDP |
| 15:25 | Case study 2: Corporate and private capital – bank-issued nature bonds | Martin Potgieter, Director, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) |
| 15:35 | Case study 3: MDB issuances | Duncan Lang, Principle Environment Specialist, Climate Change, Resilience and Environment Cluster, Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
| 15:45 | Panel Discussion | Moderator and all speakers |
| 16:15 | Looking ahead to CBD COP17 | Tigran Zakaryan, COP17 Presidency |
| 16:25 | Closing | Moderator Aurelia Blin, UNEP FI |
