Powering economic prosperity, advancing well-being and building resilience.
Nature is one of Latin America and the Caribbean’s greatest assets. It underpins economic activity, food and water security, livelihoods, climate resilience, and quality of life. Yet biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation threaten these benefits and the region’s long-term development.
Closing the financing gap for conservation, restoration, and sustainable use requires new approaches, stronger partnerships, better metrics, and greater investment. By unlocking nature's value, we support sustainable growth that benefits people, economies, and future generations.
integrating it into decision-making on policies and investments, and supporting nature-based solutions.
such as debt- for-nature conversions, results-based financing, biodiversity credits and bonds to fill the nature financing gap.
developing measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) system, building capacity, developing knowledge products, and encouraging policy coherence.
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