Unusual Coalitions: Indigenous Peoples, Communities and Private Sector Unite for Biodiversity

10/10/2025
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5 , Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Session with interpretation

Why attend

Participants will learn how companies are prioritising landscape action to improve the state of nature in and beyond their areas of operation. Attendees will explore opportunities for collaboration between different stakeholders and will co-create demonstration projects that ensure positive outcomes for biodiversity and livelihood improvements for IPLCs.

Session Description

Companies are increasingly recognizing the need for landscape-level ecosystem restoration to maximize impact and achieve multiple benefits for nature, people, and climate. This session explores how businesses are pursuing such initiatives, emphasizing collaboration with governments, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), and conservation organizations. Discussion will cover drivers for action, including disclosure frameworks like SBTN, TNFD, and CSRD, which highlight risk, dependency, and opportunity. The session will also examine sustainable and blended finance models to achieve scale, aligning corporate targets with National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs). A key focus will be on creating co-benefits across forests, water, biodiversity, climate, and livelihoods. Crucially, the session will address challenges and barriers, seeking solutions and identifying knowledge gaps for stakeholders to ensure both nature and people are safeguarded.
Organised by
Fauna & Flora International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ) logo
Fauna & Flora International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Partners
Commission on Ecosystem Management

Speaker

Speaker Letícia GUIMARãES

Head of Biodiversity

Speaker Steve EDWARDS

Co-Chair

Speaker Julie DIMITRIJEVIC

Senior Technical Specialist, Business & Drive