2. Stewarding Forests, Oceans, and Biodiversity
Protecting forests, oceans and ecosystems through conservation, restoration and sustainable use. This axis advances efforts to halt deforestation, preserve coastal systems and strengthen biodiversity as key foundations for resilience and global climate stability.
Be part of the implementation
Take action where your operations and value chain have the greatest climate-related risks. Drive change by seizing new opportunities across energy, nature, agriculture, cities, human development, finance.
Through Axis 2: Stewarding Forests, Oceans, and Biodiversity, businesses can step up as true stewards of our natural world by mobilizing capital into nature-based solutions, protecting marine ecosystems, and transparently disclosing ecological risks to drive science-based restoration. Key actions businesses can take include:
Invest in nature-based solutions to protect forests and restore natural ecosystems, through Business for Nature, Nature Action 100, and the LEAF Coalition.
Financiers can invest in nature-based solutions through Deforestation Free Finance, Capital for Climate, and Finance for Biodiversity, a signatory-based movement supporting institutional action on nature.
Assess and disclose nature-related risks across your operations and execute credible, science-based strategies for nature restoration by joining The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure and Science Based Targets Network, which equips businesses to take science-based action on nature and biodiversity.
Deploy capital into blue economy solutions, including coastal restoration, sustainable aquaculture and ocean-based renewables through the Oceans Breakthroughs, the Oceans Stewardship Coalition, and the Mangrove Breakthrough.
Case Studies
Conexão Mata Atlântica: conservation and restoration aligned with sustainable production
Conexão Mata Atlântica is an initiative of payments for environmental services (PES) supporting conservation and restoration in the Atlantic Forest, benefiting farmer families, boosting carbon stocks, and conserving biodiversity.
Scaling Coral Reef Insurance in the Caribbean
A parametric insurance model by MAR Fund and partners delivers rapid funding for coral reef restoration after hurricanes in the Caribbean.
Innovative finance to scale deforestation-free agriculture in South America
IFACC mobilizes finance for deforestation-free farming in South America, supporting producers and expanding sustainable soy, cattle, and agroforestry practices.
Protecting Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Andalusia
LIFE Blue Natura in Andalusia mapped 13,000 ha of seagrass and saltmarsh, creating a Mediterranean carbon offset protocol. It boosted science-policy links and public awareness for coastal climate action.
Climate finance managed directly by IPLCs in Mesoamerica
The Mesoamerican Territorial Fund is an innovative climate finance model managed directly by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities who live in and sustain the last great forests and natural territories across six countries in Mesoamerica.
The Mother of the Mangrove
The Mothers of the Mangrove, a network of 600+ women in Brazil, protect mangroves that support life, traditions, and climate resilience across 37 communities and 12 marine reserves.
WWF and VELUX financing forest protection and restoration in biodiversity hotspots
WWF and VELUX launched a 20-year partnership to restore forests in Uganda, Madagascar, and Vietnam, removing 4.5M tons of CO₂, protecting biodiversity, and supporting local communities.
Large scale implementation of best practice mangrove restoration in Guinea Bissau
Large-scale mangrove restoration in Guinea-Bissau by Wetlands International, using natural regeneration to restore ecosystems, boost biodiversity, and support sustainable community livelihoods.
Plans to Accelerate Solutions
Concise, collective action-oriented plans developed by multiple initiatives that outline key steps to scale a specific high-impact solution based on practical levers for implementation.
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