Home » Resource Database Educational video Investing with Nature: Looking forward – Scaling investments in nature-based solutions Authoring Organisation UNEP FI Publish Date September 2023 About this Educational videoNature-based solutions (NbS) are actions to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural and modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously benefiting people and nature. While the use of NbS is specifically being called for in targets 8 and 11 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, it is estimated that annual investments into NbS must rise to USD 674 billion by 2050, in order for the world to limit climate change to below 1.5°C, halt biodiversity loss and achieve land degradation neutrality. To help financial institutions discover practical ways to invest in NbS, the webinar series “Investing with Nature: Exploring Investment Opportunities Across Ecosystems” – funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH – was held between March and August, introducing the science behind NbS and examples of NbS investments in ecosystems such as ocean and marine ecosystems, forests, freshwater farmlands and urban areas. As the concluding session of this webinar series, this event will highlight learnings from previous sessions, and explore the future of NbS investing in the private financial sector. Speakers from different types of organisations, who have extensive experience on the topic, will share their perspectives, and highlight trends and innovations that help scale NbS investments. About this educational video (Investing with Nature: Looking forward – Scaling investments in nature-based solutions)(This link will take you to an external website) Related resources Investing with Nature: An Introduction to Nature-based Solutions The regeneration and sustainable management of our planet’s ecosystems offer significant opportunities for the financial sector and the society, generating benefits in terms of carbon sequestration, income generation, disaster risk reduction, and increased biodiversity. At the same time, as we... Investing with Nature: Deep dive on nature-based solutions in farmlands Increases in population, wealth and urbanization around the world has resulted in an increase in food demand. Nowadays, more than half of the earth’s habitable lands are used for agricultural production and about 70% of the planet’s accessible freshwater withdrawals are used for agricultural... Investing with Nature: Deep dive on nature-based solutions in forests Nature-based solutions such as forest landscape restoration can reverse the effects of deforestation and degradation, and regain the ecological, social, climatic and economic benefits of forests. Not only can this make a significant contribution to climate commitments, it also positively impacts... Investing with Nature: Deep dive on nature-based solutions in freshwater ecosystems Freshwater is not only indispensable for wildlife, people and planet, it is also the habit of a wide variety of fish, plant and crustacean species. The freshwater ecosystem comprises of lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, springs, bogs and wetlands, and provides transport routes, hydropower,... Investing with Nature: Deep dive on nature-based solutions in oceans & coastal ecosystems In light of the agreement of the historic UN High Seas Treaty earlier last month to protect marine biodiversity in international waters, conservation and sustainable use of resources in oceans and coastal ecosystems is gaining attention. Nature-based solutions in this ecosystem have huge... Investing with Nature: Deep dive on nature-based solutions in urban areas According to the World Bank, some 56% of the world’s population – 4.4 billion inhabitants – currently live in cities. As urbanization grows at an unprecedented rate, this number is expected to more than double, with nearly 7 out of 10 people living in cities by 2050. With 80% of global GDP...