11/10/2025
11:00 - 12:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 9
Session with interpretation
Why attend
Discover how Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) are leading the way in transforming financial systems to support nature-positive, multifunctional landscapes. Learn from innovative IPLC-led funds and explore how blended finance can support equity, autonomy, and sustainability through tested governance models, practical tools, and replicable community-driven financial mechanisms.
Session Description
This session will explore the role of funds managed by territorial communities and Indigenous Peoples in transitioning to nature-positive economies. It will focus on the needs and structures required for these funds to operate effectively, with a special emphasis on the potential for blended finance. Participants will engage in discussions about the challenges and opportunities for using these financial mechanisms to conserve, restore, and regenerate ecosystems while fostering food security and sustainable and resilient livelihoods. Through knowledge-sharing and collaboration with the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) amongst other , this session will offer practical insights on how Indigenous and local communities leverage the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund (FTM), as example, to foster food security and create equitable, resilient and sustainable livelihoods, aligning with the broader goal of halting biodiversity loss and transforming financial systems .Organised by
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