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It is time to take conservation finance from the mainstage to the mainstream. That’s what we say in our November newsletter, where we share the latest in conservation finance across Canada. In today’s issue, we curated insights from COP16 in Colombia, highlighted the $1.5B milestone for nature here at home, and spotlighted a landmark report that makes the economic case for Natural Climate Solutions. Every month, here’s what’s inside Conservation Finance News in Canada: 💌 A letter from NIH 🗞️ News related to conservation finance 👀 Opportunities  📆 Recent and upcoming events ⭐ Partner spotlight 📰 Read November’s newsletter: https://lnkd.in/e9EDptWN 📩 Don’t miss out on next month’s newsletter — subscribe now: https://lnkd.in/etxT5Ms6 #conservationfinance #conservation #biodiversity #COP16

A headline coming out of COP16 is that we are fumbling finance for nature. With the nature finance gap persisting and delays in international action around an agreed-upon finance strategy, Canada has an opportunity to lead by implementing innovative finance models. These can serve as blueprints for other countries to adapt to their own contexts. To bridge the finance gap, we must attract private capital to nature—while remembering that public funding is a vital part of the equation. Discussions around resource mobilization will pick up during an interim meeting set for next year in Bangkok. However, the work continues every day as we work to advance conservation finance in Canada. Read more about the setbacks and breakthroughs at COP16: https://lnkd.in/erSZGsRP Patrick Greenfield Phoebe Weston The Guardian  #COP16 #conservationfinance #investinnature #biodiversity

⏰ The deadline for comments on Environment and Climate Change Canada’s discussion paper, “Facilitating Projects on Crown and Public Land in Canada's Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System” is fast approaching! Before November 12, organizations are invited to provide comments on all elements outlined in the paper. As the Restore, Assert and Defend (RAD) Network points out, nearly 90% of Canada is public land – all of which intersects with Indigenous territories. For this reason, it is crucial that Indigenous rights and responsibilities are at the centre of a new protocol – and that First Nations, Inuit and Métis are supported to unlock potential benefits. The RAD Network has made it simple for Nations, organizations and individuals to put forward recommendations that centre Indigenous rights and responsibilities in their submission. Through their convening efforts, they have developed a template capturing seven recommendations. 📖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gYCtFXAG 📖 Find ECCC’s discussion paper here: https://lnkd.in/eKg5vzgS

Nature sustains us, but as we grow richer and consume more, we accelerate its decline. As Arno Kopecky reports in this recent piece in Corporate Knights, to truly escape the vicious cycle, you’d have to make conservation profitable. Somehow, nature has to pay for itself. Conservation finance is one way to do this by leveraging the power of markets for people and the planet, and First Nations on Canada’s West Coast are leading the way. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eBbcPJzn #conservationfinance #greatbearsea #projectfinanceforpermanence #pfp

ICYMI: Yesterday, members of the Quebec financial community signed an open letter for biodiversity. This happened as CEOs, Finance Ministers, and other leaders gathered in Cali, Colombia for Finance and Biodiversity Day at COP16. In this letter, 25 organizations recognize that investing in nature is part and parcel of building resilient economies, fostering business growth and ensuring long-term financial stability. In turn, they are committed to: 🗣️ Align practices with the objectives of the Global Biodiversity Framework and the recommendations of the Task-force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures 🗣️ Adopt a progressive and flexible approach to integrating biodiversity criteria into investment decisions 🗣️ Better understand the impact and dependencies of investment activities on biodiversity 🗣️ Establish measurable targets to reduce negative impacts on biodiversity and increase positive contributions 🗣️ Build partnerships to develop innovative solutions, and participate in pilot projects to test and validate new approaches to conservation 🗣️ Encourage portfolio companies to adopt biodiversity-friendly practices and increase their biodiversity disclosures 🗣️ Ensure regular and transparent communication of activities Signatories also call on governments to establish clear policies that facilitate and encourage companies and financial institutions to take biodiversity into account. Read the full letter here: https://lnkd.in/ejfRXb5Q  Finance Montréal Addenda Capital Æquo AlphaFixe Capital Affilia Legal BeeQuest Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) Clear Skies Investment Management CRABE – Centre de recherche appliquée sur la biodiversité et les écosystèmes COESIO Cordiant Capital Ordre des CPA du Québec Chaire de recherche du Canada en économie écologique Credo Demers Beaulne LLP Evol Fiera Capital Fondaction Fonds de solidarité FTQ Greater Montreal Climate Fund HEC Montréal Nordis Capital OPTEL Group PBI Actuarial Consultants / PBI Conseillers en actuariat Power Sustainable #biodiversity #conservation #investinnature #conservationfinance #COP16 #TNFD #globalbiodiversityframework

Biodiversity is about economic prosperity, healthy food systems, climate action, and a whole host of benefits for people and the planet, as highlighted in this Generate Canada COP16 blog that spotlights our work on conservation finance. Some highlights: 🌲 Scaling public and private investment in nature is critical to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, build resilience to climate change, and support community well-being in Canada. 🌲 At #COP16, finance is a critical topic, including at the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation’s Finance and Biodiversity Pavilion that serves as a central hub to discuss the alignment of financial flows with the goals and targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework. 🌲 On October 26, the World Biodiversity Summit, hosted by the World Climate Foundation, will explore a range of topics, including how to mobilize the $200 billion per year required to reach 2030 nature goals, as outlined in the Global Biodiversity Framework Target 19. A panel with some of the world’s leaders on nature finance will explore strategies to close the nature funding gap through strategic investments and partnerships. 🌲As a recent report from Smart Prosperity Institute and Nature United shows, Natural Climate Solutions can boost biodiversity - and they can help drive economic prosperity and effective climate action. We’re watching high-level events and announcements coming out of COP16, and also rooting for our partners - like Nature United and Ducks Unlimited Canada - who are on the ground, working to advance investments in nature. If you're at COP16, let us and our followers know what nature finance-related events you're attending and any key takeaways. Drop a comment or tag below! #cop16 #biodiversity #conservationfinance #globalbiodiversityframework #conservation https://lnkd.in/gJJyBzCN

COP16 presents an opportunity for Canada to clearly demonstrate to the world that our country is on track with a globally significant nature commitment. 🌲 Read more from Nature United.  #COP16 #biodiversity

Start your weekend with ✨ GOOD NEWS ✨: $1.5 billion has been invested in private land conservation across the country, in what amounts to a major Canada-wide nature conservation milestone. 🎉 Here's what you need to know: 🌲 A total investment of $1.5 billion dollars has been surpassed in the protection of private lands across the country 🌲 Conservation organizations have delivered $1 billion in funding and land donations to match $500 million from the Government of Canada’s Natural Heritage Conservation Program (NHCP) 🌲 The NHCP is delivered through agreements with Nature Conservancy of Canada/Conservation de la nature Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and Wildlife Habitat Canada in collaboration with the Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts  on behalf of 150 land trusts across the country 🌲 Since 2007, leveraging this federal funding has conserved two million acres of important wetlands, forests, grasslands and shoreline habitats 🌲 NHCP funds have been leveraged by matching financial contributions from corporations, foundations, other levels of government, and private citizens - emphasizing the importance of nature funding coming from a variety of sources 🌲 The announcement of this milestone was made at the Global Congress of the International Land Conservation Network in Beaupré, Quebec, with representatives from over 60 countries in attendance 🌲 Privately protected and conserved areas have been achieved through negotiated, win-win arrangements with willing landowners while engaging community partners, neighbours, and Indigenous Peoples 🌲 In advance of #COP16, NHCP partners point to this funding program as an example of Canadian leadership in nature conservation, with a model of how all sectors can collaborate on biodiversity and climate Learn more in the press release from the Nature Conservancy of Canada/Conservation de la nature Canada: https://lnkd.in/eUsX6juK Environment and Climate Change Canada Steven Guilbeault Benoit Charette Catherine Grenier Michael Nadler Cameron Mack Renata Woodward #ILCN2024 #conservationfinance #cop16 #conservation #biodiversity

Here are 8 things to know about Natural Climate Solutions – and how conservation finance will be critical to unlocking this golden, generational opportunity for Canada. Swipe to learn more. → And if you want to go deeper into the economic power of Natural Climate Solutions, read the new report from Nature United and Smart Prosperity Institute: https://lnkd.in/eXZFR4hy #naturalclimatesolutions #climateaction #conservationfinance #investinnature #biodiversity #conservation #cop16

Congratulations to our partner Eddy Adra, CPA, CA of Coast Funds for his Clean50 Award! 🎉 This recognition is well deserved. Coast Funds shared that Eddy is honoured “in recognition of his work supporting 17 First Nations to develop the Great Bear Sea project finance for permanence (PFP) initiative and his leadership on values-aligned investing that incorporates Indigenous rights.” Delta Management Group - founders of Canada's Clean50 Awards CEO Gavin Pitchford expressed, “The Great Bear Sea PFP will protect a vast marine ecosystem while creating jobs and supporting Indigenous businesses. With government and philanthropic investments secured, the PFP will create 3,000 jobs and support 200 Indigenous businesses over the next 20 years.” We are proud to work with Coast Funds, and thrilled to see Eddy recognized with this award. Read more about Eddy’s award and the Great Bear Sea PFP: https://lnkd.in/eq9hJnKc