Alineando los flujos financieros con la naturaleza: hacia economías positivas para la naturaleza

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11/10/2025
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1 , Onsite

Why attend

Discover how to transform finance to regenerate nature. Join a dialogue with financial leaders, experts, and communities who are driving innovative solutions for a nature-positive economy. Get inspired by real cases and connect with those leading change in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Session Description

This session will bring together high-level representatives from the financial sector, governments, civil society, and technical experts to explore innovative mechanisms that align financial flows with the conservation, restoration, and regeneration of nature. Organized by the IUCN Regional Office for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, together with CAF – Development Bank of Latin America, it will feature UNEP, presenting the current state of biodiversity finance, and the GEF, sharing lessons learned from its extensive project portfolio. The session will highlight experiences such as biodiversity bonds in Colombia, sustainable business models driven by organizations like TIKONEL, and progress in ecological compensation led by the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management. Through a dynamic panel, opportunities to transform financial systems towards nature-positive economies will be discussed.
Organised by
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Region
Partners
Commission on Ecosystem Management logo
Commission on Ecosystem Management
Asociación de Desarrollo Productivo y de Servicios Tikonel ( Guatemala ) logo
Asociación de Desarrollo Productivo y de Servicios Tikonel ( Guatemala )
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Region logo
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Region
CAF - Development Bank of Latin America logo
CAF - Development Bank of Latin America

Speaker

Speaker Francisco XANTÉ LOBOS

Director Ejecutivo, Asociación de Desarrollo Productivo y de Servicios TIKONEL

Speaker Ursula PARRILLA

Regional Director, IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Gabriel QUIJANDRIA

Regional Director for South America, IUCN

Speaker Pippa HOWARD

Chief Nature Strategist, NatureMetrics Limited

Speaker Roberta BARBOSA

Coordenadora, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade

Speaker Juha SIIKAMAKI

Chief Economist, IUCN Secretariat

Moderator

Speaker Nadia MUJICA ROSERO

Multilateral Portfolio manager for Latin america, IUCN

Speaker Rodrigo FLORES-GUTIERREZ

Regional Programme Manager, IUCN Secretariat