CBD - Advisory Committee on Resource Mobilization - Exploration of the biodiversity finance landscape

The report on the exploration of the biodiversity finance landscape contained in the annex to the present document has been prepared under the responsibility of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to assist the work of the Advisory Committee. [...] Its preparation was guided by the experience of and input from the members of the Committee with regard to existing institutions, at the global, regional and national levels, as well as existing instruments, funds and frameworks that could be relevant to the mobilization of resources for the Framework. [...] The European Union’s work on taxonomy, which is part of the EU's broader environmental and sustainability goals, aims to categorize and evaluate the impact of economic activities on 18 The economic case for nature (World Bank, 2021) 19 See the report of the Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi-Commission published in 2009 and, more recently, The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review (2021). [...] The decision on the GBFF Project Cycle Policy approves a streamlined project cycle tailored to the guidance from the Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the programming directions provided by the GEF Council in June 2023. [...] The SIP has a Governing Board that oversees and implements the guidance of the Conference of the Parties, including making decisions on the priorities, policies, and procedures of the programme.