The study finds that a wide range of investors are required to finance the transition and suggests how Colombian policymakers can create the right environment to overcome key barriers to investment and attract private capital. [...] • The forestry and agriculture sector is important for the economy, making up 7% of GDP and employing 16% of the working population. [...] These barriers include, for example, the lack of a diverse and stable supply of high quality NbS initiatives and limited investor knowledge on how to structure investments in nature and landscapes. [...] o Increase the attractiveness of NbS investment opportunities to institutional investors, including by promoting profitable business models, de-risking investments using blended finance mechanisms, aggregation of small initiatives into single investments, technical assistance funds and investment into technology to reduce the cost and improve the quality of NbS. [...] • Domestic and international corporates could make up nearly 30% of the investment needed over the course of the transition.
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