Back to The Nature Positive Pavilion at COP17

From Protected Areas to Public Assets: Unlocking the Potential of IPSAS 51

Location: Small Room

Organizers: IkTaar

Discover how IPSAS 51 can bring nature onto public balance sheets, transforming conservation decisions and accountability. Explore this groundbreaking standard’s potential to accelerate progress towards our global 30x30 conservation target.

What if protecting nature strengthened a nation’s balance sheet? International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) 51 marks a groundbreaking shift in how governments account for natural resources held for conservation. This COP17 event will explore how bringing nature into public financial reporting can strengthen stewardship, inform investment decisions, and support the global target to conserve 30% of land and ocean by 2030. Join policy and accounting leaders to discuss how this new standard can translate conservation commitments into greater accountability and lasting protection—and what it will take to put it into practice.

  • Robyn Seetal

    Member, Canadian Taskforce on Nature Finance and Natural Capital Accounting

  • The Honourable Nathalie Provost

    Secretary of State for Nature, Government of Canada

  • Marco Lambertini

    Convenor, Nature Positive Initiative