Sustainable Finance, Forests & Biodiversity

Biodiversity is seriously threatened both in Europe and in the rest of the world. Immediate action is needed to halt further losses and maintain and enhance biodiversity, especially in forests. Public funding plays an important role, but privately funded activities are becoming increasingly important.

The European Union addresses the challenges mentioned in its Green Deal, which aims to reverse biodiversity loss alongside the development of the bioeconomy, and by decoupling economic growth from resource use. Consequently, sustainable finance should seek to channel more investment into this transition. The EU Taxonomy aims to create a common way of classifying sustainable economic activities for investors. To be considered environmentally sustainable, economic activities and investments must meet certain minimum requirements and comply with selection criteria to be defined by delegated acts of the European Commission. Those related to forest biodiversity are not yet defined.

This event asks:

• How can we define criteria and indicators for the maintenance and enhancement of the biodiversity of forest ecosystems?
• How can we ensure and monitor that these biodiversity-related criteria and indicators are met (e.g. in forest restoration)?
• How can private finance support the protection and enhancement of biodiversity and make it your business case?

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