21 Oct - 1 Nov 2024

UN Biodiversity Conference 2024

The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) will take place in Cali, Colombia.

Nefco will attend the COP 16, which will be the first Biodiversity COP since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in December 2022 in Montreal, Canada.

Reception: Nordic Night at COP16

Date and time: 23 October 2024 at 18:00-19:20
Venue: Blue Zone, Mavecure – Business and Industry Organisations Meeting Room, Plaza One

The Nordic Co-operation invites you to an evening of music, dialogue, and Nordic hospitality at COP16, where Nordic representatives and young biodiversity advocates will share insights on biodiversity and youth inclusion in global environmental policies.

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Side event: What does ‘nature-positive’ finance even look like?

Date and time: 26 October 2024, 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Venue: Blue Zone, Colombian Pavilion
Organisers: Danish Industry and State of Green

With the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the urgency of addressing the biodiversity crisis has been underscored by both the public and the private sector globally. Here in Cali, the focus will be on the provision of means for implementation with finance, capacity building, technology, legislation and measurement tools as essential elements.

This event will have a strong focus on how to secure finance for biodiversity, but also build on the necessary cross-sector collaboration.

Moderator: Iver Høj Nielsen, State of Green

Setting the stage: Karin Klitgaard, Danish Industry

Panelists:

  • Anne Reinhold, PKA
  • Eric Pedersen, Nordea Asset Management
  • Gwen Yu, JP Morgan
  • Katariina Vartiainen, Nefco
  • Thomas Henriksen, PensionDanmark
  • Thorbjørn Lundholm Dahl, Danske Bank

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