The Verifiable Nature Unit - critical infrastructure for nature finance

10/10/2025
16:00 - 17:00
Nature Positive Initiative

Por qué asistir

The Verifiable Nature Unit: Join us as we explore how to move from pilot to practice — How a standardised, outcomes-based approach can unlock public and private capital for nature, and what’s needed to take it further.

Descripción de la sesión

The Verifiable Nature Unit (VNU) is a standardised and independently verified outcomes-based funding mechanism that measures nature outcomes linked to ecosystem integrity. It underpins a range of nature finance instruments, including bonds, debt-for-nature swaps, grants, credits, nature-linked equity, PES schemes, and compliance markets. This panel, a follow-up to COP16, will reflect on progress made in developing the VNU approach, applying use cases, and lessons from initial pilot issuances. We’ll also explore what’s needed to make the VNU more accessible and investable—ultimately enabling more diverse capital to flow toward the protection and restoration of natural capital.
Organised by
African Parks

Host

Speaker Helge Mahne

Director of Innovative Nature Finance

The Verifiable Nature Unit - critical infrastructure for nature finance

Speaker Helge Mahne

Director of Innovative Nature Finance

The Verifiable Nature Unit - critical infrastructure for nature finance

Speaker

Speaker Ruth TIFFER SOTOMAYOR

The Verifiable Nature Unit - critical infrastructure for nature finance

Speaker Gavin EDWARDS

The Verifiable Nature Unit - critical infrastructure for nature finance

Speaker Martin STUCHTEY

CEO and Co-Founder

The Verifiable Nature Unit - critical infrastructure for nature finance

Speaker Wendy ELIOTT

The Verifiable Nature Unit - critical infrastructure for nature finance