Scaling nature finance now The opportunity for investors in Brazil and beyond

Now is the crucial moment to scale nature finance globally Looking forward The good news is that the pipeline of investable Nature-based Solutions is growing. Financing is beginning to flow at a greater scale, and projects are increasingly proving profitable for business, communities and investors, while enhancing food security. The next year will see major milestones in the international and national policy landscape, and for corporate and financial delivery towards net-zero and nature positive. Now is the moment to scale nature finance, in Brazil and beyond. Further reading: There a wealth of reports available that offer insights into development of the NbS market, including: – State of Finance for Nature 2023 – UNEP – Toolbox on Financing Nature-Based Solutions – Climate Policy Initiative – Financing Nature: A Transformative Action Agenda – Center for Global Commons – Financing a Sustainable Global Bioeconomy – Climate Policy Initiative – Finance for a Sustainable Bioeconomy report – Brazil’s New Green Economy – Systemiq – Deforestation-Free Finance Finance Sector Roadmap – Deforestation Free Finance – Finance Sector Deforestation Action Initiative Progress Report – FSDA – Finance for a forest-positive future – IFACC – Mobilizing Capital to Scale Responsible Expansion of Crop & Livestock in Brazil – IFACC – Market Report 2023 – IFACC – The Nature tech Market – Capital for ClimateKey resources for investors Platforms to find and develop investment opportunities: A range of initiatives have developed platforms and resources to help connect investors with NbS investment opportunities in Brazil and beyond: – The Capital for Climate NbS Investment Intelligence Platform – The IFACC Knowledge Hub – The Nature Investment LabNature positive for climate action: A global campaign championed by Razan Al Mubarak (COP28 UN High-level Champion) and Manuel Pulgar-Vidal (CBD Action Agenda Champion for Nature and People). It is focused on mobilizing businesses and financial institutions to embed nature as a critical part of their net-zero commitments and action through adoption of nature-related targets and disclosure, deforestation policies, increasing investments in Nature-based Solutions and putting nature in climate transition plans. Over 400 businesses and financial institutions are advancing this call to action. To learn more click here . Non-state actors are advancing nature positive for climate action and food systems transformation Food systems call to action: Launched at COP28, the Call to Action mobilizes collective efforts around a shared vision of food systems that deliver significant, measurable progress for people, nature, and climate by 2030. Through this shared agenda, we aim to scale action, raise ambition, and unlock the potential of food systems as one of the main solutions for people, nature, and climate. Over 200 non-state actors have endorsed this call to action. To learn more click here .As governments work to develop National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and fully integrate nature into their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), two cross cutting issues must be top of the agenda: 1. Halt and reverse deforestation and land conversion globally by 2030 at the very latest; 2. Redirect the trillions of dollars currently allocated to harmful subsidies that are making the climate and nature crisis worse into Nature-based Solutions. Private financial institutions must support this process by making nature an integral component of their own climate transition plans while also using their influence to advocate for policies that support a successful transition to a resilient, net-zero and nature positive economy, in alignment with the leadership practices of Race to Zero .“ We are in a climate emergency and are entering into a critical period on the road to COP30 in Brazil. Nature, deforestation, and food systems are moving center stage as governments around the world seek to deliver on joint climate, biodiversity and sustainable development goals. We need to work urgently to stop deforestation.” Patricia Espinosa , CEO and Founding Partner of onepoint5, former Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC and Chair of GFANZ Latin America 36 Scaling nature finance now 37Foreword References 02 The Brazilian market – accelerating now03 Unlocking the next phase of growth in Brazil and beyond Executive summary01 The opportunity and the imperative