KPI Directory

Recording from our webinar on deforestation cut-off dates – covering considerations when it comes to setting cut off dates, approaches across different geographies, and practicalities of implementing them. Our panel of speakers brought a breadth of experience on the topic: Leah Samberg, Lead Scientist – Global Policy, at Rainforest Alliance and the Accountability Framework Initiative; Leandro Baumgarten, Zero Deforestation Strategy Scientist at The Nature Conservancy, and Pedro Moura Costa from the the Responsible Commodities Facility.

How can investors prepare for the upcoming land-use related regulatory frameworks? In this webinar we discuss the potential land-use related regulatory risks arising from the development of recent regulatory frameworks which investors in the land use space should be aware of, including examples from both the EU and Brazil. Satu Glaser (Senior Programme Officer at UNEP-WCMC) discussed the upcoming EU Deforestation legislation, Fernanda Gimenes (Engagement Manager for IFACC, World Economic Forum) gave an overview of the evolving country-level regulatory and voluntary disclosure landscape for high-risk commodities, focusing on Brazil, and finally Romie Goedicke (Project and Technical Manager Nature at UNEP-FI) discussed how the development of the TNFD framework will influence the regulatory framework into the future.

In this webinar we discuss the financial landscape around climate adaptation in the context of land use finance, including three great case studies from projects which are making this a reality. Stuart Beavis discusses the Mekong Delta Integrated Rice and Aquaculture Bankable Project, which has developed a novel model to combine rice and shrimp production. Marie Andrée Liere discusses how the Landscape Resilience Fund uses a blended finance approach to create scalable ways to finance sustainable adaptation solutions. Sophie Trémolet from TNC gives an overview of the Wendling Beck Environment Project, where a collaboration of landowners, local government and non-governmental organisations have come together to transform 784 hectares of farmland through biodiversity restoration, creation and enhancement.

This webinar focused on the importance of considering gender in relation to the development of environmental and social impact measurement for land use finance. The event discussed how to integrate gender equality when achieving environmental and social impact in the long term, by providing a theoretical outline of important concepts and frameworks and drawing from case studies. The three speakers were: Katherine Despot-Belmonte Senior Programme Officer, Policy, UNEP-WCMC; Moa Westman Gender Specialist, European Investment Bank (EIB), and Karin Verstralen Impact and ESG Lead, The Demeter Initiative.

Watch the recording of the site's launch, complete with a run through of it's development and key features.

We summarise the main points of discussion from the workshops during the knowledge exchange week on eligibility criteria, risk screening, and due diligence in the context of land use finance, as well as hearing from Corli Pretorius (Deputy Director of UNEP-WCMC) and Christophe Besacier (Forestry and Landscape Restoration Officer at FAO) on how land use financing links to both the climate and biodiversity agendas

The knowledge exchange week started with a discussion of the challenges for effective risk management of sustainable investments. The panel consisted of Jessica Smith (Nature Lead at UNEP Finance Initiative), Jill Shankleman (Impact Advisor to AGRI3), and Leah Samberg (Accountability Framework Initiative).

The aim of the webinar is to help investors, fund managers and others in the land use finance space to understand the relevance and benefits of landscape approach and how it could potentially be integrated in sustainable land use finance activities. We cover what a landscape approach is, and how is it linked to achieving climate and biodiversity goals, as well as key challenges and opportunities in integrating landscape approaches in land use investments.