Leveraging Public-Private Capital for Conservation: G7 Nature and People Finance Alliance Presented at CBD COP 17

At the UN Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan, Armenia, the ICCF Group was proud to join the Government of France and the Rob Walton Foundation in presenting the G7 Nature & People Finance Alliance and the first project it will support: the Africa Keystone Protected Area Partnership.

Launched by France under its G7 Presidency, with support from the ICCF Group, the Alliance has one mission: to protect nature by matching and mobilizing public and private capital for conservation at scale. Some of the Alliance members have pledged to support projects and protected areas within the Keystone Partnership, an effort to protect 162 of Africa's most irreplaceable protected areas by 2035.

John B. Gantt, President & CEO, the ICCF Group

Thank you to our distinguished speakers for their leadership:

• H.E. Monique Barbut, Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature, France
• H.E. Carsten Schneider, Federal Minister for the Environment, Germany
• H.E. Wynter Boipuso Mmolotsi, Minister of Environment and Tourism, Botswana
• H.E. Abou Bamba, Minister of Environment and Ecological Transition, Côte d'Ivoire
• H.E. Fassou Théa, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Guinea
• H.E. Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, European Commission
• Hon. Chipiliro Brian Mpinganjira, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Malawi
• Diego Mesa Puyo, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility
• Aileen Lee, President, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
• Barry Gold, Board Member, Rob Walton Foundation

France, Germany, and the European Commission, together with private philanthropies, have pledged support, and the Alliance welcomes additional countries, philanthropies, and private investors committed to mobilizing capital for conservation at scale.

H.E. Carsten Schneider, Federal Minister for the Environment, Germany

Investing in nature upstream reduces crisis spending downstream.

For questions or to join, please contact Donnell Ocker Roy, Executive Vice President of Global Strategic Engagement, the ICCF Group: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Learn more about the Keystone Partnership: africakeystones.org

Below, from left to right: H.E. Wynter Boipuso Mmolotsi, Minister of Environment and Tourism, Botswana; H.E. Abou Bamba, Minister of Environment and Ecological Transition, Côte d'Ivoire; H.E. Fassou Théa, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Guinea; Hon. Chipiliro Brian Mpinganjira, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Malawi; Diego Mesa Puyo, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility; H.E. Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and Competitive Circular Economy, European Commission; Aileen Lee, President, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; and Barry Gold, Board Member, Rob Walton Foundation.