14A - Alineando los flujos financieros con la naturaleza: hacia economías positivas para la naturaleza

11/10/2025
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1 , Morning
Session with interpretation

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

Speaker

Speaker Mohamed Imam BAKARR

Manager, Integration and Knowledge

14A - Alineando los flujos financieros con la naturaleza: hacia economías positivas para la naturaleza

Speaker Francisco XANTÉ LOBOS

14A - Alineando los flujos financieros con la naturaleza: hacia economías positivas para la naturaleza

Speaker Ursula PARRILLA

14A - Alineando los flujos financieros con la naturaleza: hacia economías positivas para la naturaleza