Positive incentives for Ibero-America and exchange of best practices

This event took place within the framework of COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Cali (Colombia), and was organized by the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) and the Biodiversity Foundation of Spain. The eventexplored how to foster positive incentives for the conservation and restoration of biodiversity in Ibero-America. During the session, experiences of public-private collaboration were shared and how to mobilize the private sector in the fight against biodiversity loss was discussed, in line with the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).  

The agenda included the participation of the following speakers:

Opening Speech

• Sergio Díaz-Granados, Executive President, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Hugo Morán, Secretary of State for the Environment. Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain.

Panel discussion. Experiences of public-private collaboration in Ibero-America to promote nature-positive corporate strategies

• Moderator: Sonia Castañeda, Deputy Director of Green Transition, Biodiversity Foundation (Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain).
• Involved:
  • George Jaksch, President, Biodiversity Partnership Mesoamerica.
  • David Bomtempo, superintendent of Environment and Sustainability. Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (Brazilian Business and Biodiversity Initiative).
  • Elena Pita, Director, Biodiversity Foundation (Spanish Business and Biodiversity Initiative). Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain.
  • Daniel Sánchez y Sánchez, co-president, Mexican Alliance of Biodiversity and Business.

Presentation of the Biodiversity Dialogues

• Alicia Montalvo Santamaría, manager of Climate Action and Positive Biodiversity, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean.
• María Jesús Rodríguez de Sancho, Director General of Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification (Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain.