Encouraging steps on nature action despite turbulent start to 2025

It’s been an eventful start to 2025, with some signs of progress on nature action despite a complex global landscape. This year needs to be a turning point in global efforts to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, and three months in, it has already provided key moments of collaboration and convergence.

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2° Ciclo de Charlas Naturaleza y Biodiversidad en América Latina 2024 

Por segundo año consecutivo, se llevó a cabo el Ciclo de Charlas sobre Naturaleza y Biodiversidad para empresas de América Latina en idioma español. La edición 2024 fue liderada por Business for Nature y la Red de Pacto Global México, en colaboración con el Grupo de Socios BfN LATAM, que agrupa a 13 organizaciones de ocho países: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Ecuador, México y Perú. 

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Accelerating nature action in Latin America - Biodiversity Talks 2024

For the second year in a row, the Biodiversity Talks series brought together Latin American companies to help accelerate corporate action on nature throughout the continent. The 2024 edition was led by Business for Nature and the UN Global Compact Mexico, in partnership with the Business for Nature LATAM Partner Group, a coalition of 13 organizations from eight countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Over 750 companies across 16 countries took part in the series overall. 

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Join our webinar – Preparing for the nature transition: Practical insights from businesses in Africa

Business for Nature is excited to host an upcoming webinar titled: Preparing for the nature transition: Practical insights from African businesses. This event will provide businesses with actionable insights into integrating nature-positive strategies into their operations, aligning with global efforts to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. 

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Join our webinar – Taking action on nature: Practical insights from Asian businesses

Business for Nature is excited to host an upcoming webinar titled: Preparing for the nature transition: Practical insights from African businesses. This event will provide businesses with actionable insights into integrating nature-positive strategies into their operations, aligning with global efforts to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. 

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Repost: Why the Rome biodiversity talks mark a turning point for business

The resumed UN Biodiversity negotiations (COP16.2) in Rome delivered a clear biodiversity finance roadmap, signaling a turning point for business leadership and action. Amidst geopolitical challenges, and after intensive negotiations, governments successfully adopted a strategy to unlock at least $200 billion annually by 2030 to bridge the biodiversity finance gap. But they cannot do this without business and finance as a key partner.  

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Reflections on 2024: Balancing urgency with perseverance

2024 has been a lively year for those of us working on advancing global nature action – with discussions maturing and multiplying. We take heart in the progress made over the past 12 months by our fantastic community and partners, and by the growing number of businesses and policymakers committed to building a nature-positive future for all by 2030.   Read our highlights.

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Repost: Reforming harmful subsidies to protect biodiversity: an interview with Eva Zabey, CEO of Business for Nature

Eva Zabey, CEO, Business for Nature, calls for urgent reforms to harmful subsidies, which fuel biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change. With $2.6 trillion spent annually, redirecting these funds toward sustainable practices is critical. Collaboration between governments and businesses is key to aligning public spending with global biodiversity and climate goals.

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UN Biodiversity COP16: A step forward, but not far enough

The government of Colombia, and in particular Minister Susana Muhamad and her team, demonstrated leadership, humanity, humility and hospitality as the COP16 Presidency. They deserve all the praise and recognition for their efforts, especially pushing for the theme of “Peace with Nature,” encouraging us all to focus on what we agree on (rather than what we don’t) and to build trust. The outcomes of COP16 do not rest on only one government, but all of them. We are collectively responsible and accountable for halting and reversing nature loss by 2030.  

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