Turning the Tide A Financier's Guide to Investing in Blue Carbon Ecosystems 2026

Acknowledgements Emma Dries Blue Finance Specialist, World Economic Forum Ella Edwards Associate Director, Pollination Veda FitzSimons Director, Pollination Emily Kelly Blue Carbon Lead, World Economic ForumHarrison Pharamond Director, Pollination Will Richards Director, Pollination Ratri Sryantoro Wakeling Executive Director, Pollination Lin Yuan Director, Pollination The World Economic Forum would like to extend its gratitude to the following individuals for their valuable contributions to this report. The paper does not necessarily reflect the views of these individuals and/or their organizations. Expert advice is purely consultative in nature and does not imply any association with the takeaways or conclusions presented within this paper.Authors Fitrian Ardiansyah Impact Director of Asia Climate-smart Landscape Fund, ADM Capital Ahmad Baikai Impact Investment Lead, Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara Noreen Marian Bautista Senior Manager, Innovative Finance, Rare Jason Carter Founder, Atlas Designs Anne Christianson Lead, Climate Resilience, World Economic Forum Phil Cohn Managing Director, Pollination Sarah Conway Climate and Nature Finance Expert, Independent Consultant Lauren Drake Executive Director, Pollination Beatriz Elias Blue Finance Lead, World Economic ForumBrurce Mecca Senior Analyst, Monash University Lisa Schindler Murray Director, Blue Carbon, Natural Climate Solutions, Rare Torsten Thiele Founder, Global Ocean Trust Moritz von Unger Principal, Silvestrum Climate Associates Derry Wanta Vice Director, Indonesia Blue Economy Center Production Bianca Gay-Fulconis Designer, 1-Pact Edition Tanya Korniichuk Illustrator, 1-Pact Edition Madhur Singh Editor, World Economic ForumContributors This report was supported by the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) Programme, which is part of the UK Blue Planet Fund, and aims to protect and enhance the marine environment and reduce poverty. Turning the Tide: A Financier’s Guide to Investing in Blue Carbon Ecosystems 26