Investing in Africa, Investing in Nature: The Emerging African Biocredits Landscape

African Natural Capital Alliance and FSD Africa in partnership with NatureFinance are launching the African Biocredits Landscape report at the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) – the UN Biodiversity Conference.
This landscaping maps the emerging biodiversity credit projects emerging across the African continent, which although nascent, represent a range of species, ecosystems and landscapes to invest far beyond what has been possible in the nature finance landscape hereto. This event will showcase the findings of this landscaping study, future scenario development of biodiversity credit and related markets and recommendations to further scale private investment in conservation and restoration work as well as developing nature as an asset class in order to do so.

The launch will consist of a presentation of the report, followed by a panel discussion on the urgent need for a transition to a nature-positive economy; the role that governments, the finance sector, and multilateral institutions play in supporting this transition; and key areas for action. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A session with the audience.