The restoration of land, water and nature is integral to the climate transition and a nature-positive economy. There is now huge interest in an enhanced role for private money in achieving this.
Organisations throughout Scotland are working hard to ensure that this ‘nature finance’ will deliver the best outcomes for people, the environment, and businesses.
This event brought together 125 representatives of key organisations involved in nature finance.
The Nature Finance Scotland Forum 2023 followed the Nature Finance UK Conference that took place in London on 26th September 2023. We were delighted that the event was addressed by Gillian Martin MSP, Minister for Energy and the Environment, Scottish Government. Participants were able to:
- Meet pioneers in nature finance from across Scotland
- Learn what is needed for scale, pace and high integrity
- Find opportunities for collaboration.
If you have a questions about the event, or our plans for events in 2024, do get in touch via conference@ecosystemsknowledge.net.
Monday, 2 October 2023
Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS
1:30pm – 6pm (with lunch from 12.30 and drinks reception 6-7 pm)
Our programme
By bringing together stakeholders from across all sectors we can build trusted partnerships that deliver on our shared nature, climate and wellbeing objectives. View the programme
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Whatever your part in making nature finance work for people, nature and the climate transition, this event is for you.
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We are grateful to Scottish Government and NatureScot as the joint lead sponsors for the Nature Finance Scotland Forum 2023. National Parks Partnerships and Kana Earth were our supporting partners in the event.
We were pleased to deliver the event in association with the Scottish Nature Finance Pioneers Group and the Green Finance Institute.
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The event is being organised by the award-winning Ecosystems Knowledge Network (EKN) in association with the Scottish Nature Finance Pioneers Group/
The Nature Finance Scotland Forum follows on from the UK-wide Nature Finance UK conference in London, being held on 26th September 2023. Delegates of Nature Finance UK can access a 20% discount at the Nature Finance Scotland Forum – just email conference@ecosystemsknowledge.net