Back to The Nature Positive Pavilion at COP17

From Commitment to Capital: Scaling Finance for durable Marine Protection

Location: Main Room

Organizers: The Pew Charitable Trusts, Blue Nature Alliance

The Blue Nature Alliance shares lessons learned from their conservation finance team and partners on what enables successful conservation finance planning for marine areas

This year’s global stock-take underscores the need to rapidly accelerate progress towards GBF targets, but insufficient funding remains one of the largest obstacles to both establishing protected areas, and ensuring their successful management for the long-term. The gap to “30 by 30” is even larger for marine areas than terrestrial, increasing the urgency for marine-focused conservation finance pathways.

Join the Blue Nature Alliance and partners for a panel discussion on lessons-learned from country and region-led financing initiatives to ensure effectively managed marine protected areas (MPAs) and address the marine finance gap

  • Brian O'Donnell

    Director, Campaign for Nature

  • Emma Kandelaars

    Leader of the Global Nature & Natural Capital Service Line, McKinsey & Co.

  • Christopher Stone

    Leader of Conservation Finance Delivery Team, Blue Nature Alliance

  • Karen McDonald Gayle

    Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Biodiversity Fund

  • Shubash Lohani

    Senior Director of Global Conservation Initiatives, The Pew Charitable Trusts