Biodiversity Finance Pathways: Perspectives from Sweden

Governments worldwide, including Sweden's, have committed to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which sets ambitious targets for conservation, restoration, and sustainable management. However, achieving these goals requires unlocking significant financial resources. With a $700 billion annual funding gap, innovative financial mechanisms are essential. 

This session will explore strategies to mobilize finance for biodiversity. Experts from academia, NGOs, and the private sector will discuss financial instruments, regulatory frameworks, and pathways to implementation, covering public funding, blended finance, biodiversity credits, private investments, and philanthropy. 

The Swedish Biodiversity Symposium is among the key events leading up to UNFCCC COP30 in Brazil, where the presidency aims to align global biodiversity and climate agendas. Biodiversity finance will be central to these discussions, making this session a timely opportunity to share Swedish perspectives on financial solutions for global biodiversity action in the climate context.

Further information about the session

Open for Abstract submission: No

Keywords: conservation finance, biodiversity restoration, innovative finance 

Language: English

Time and venue: 13:30-15:00, Wallenbergsalen.

Organisers:

• Hannes Dempewolf, Antonelli Foundations for Biodiversity Research and Conservation, Gothenburg Botanical Garden
• Susanne Arvidsson, Lund University  
• Viktor Elliott, Gothenburg University