London, England
The Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case — convened at the Royal Society in London on 10–11 June 2015 — brought together 220 experts on public and private finance, representatives from the corporate sector, senior government officials, and leading thinkers from research and civil society. The invitation-only expert symposium sought to overcome barriers to sustainable landscape investments and to scale up existing solutions.
The Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case — convened at the Royal Society in London on 10–11 June 2015 — brought together 220 experts on public and private finance, representatives from the corporate sector, senior government officials, and leading thinkers from research and civil society. The invitation-only expert symposium sought to overcome barriers to sustainable landscape investments and to scale up existing solutions.
The event was coordinated by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) together with the European Investment Bank, UNEP, the World Bank and PROFOR. More than 20 organizations and companies — among them OECD, UNCCD, Unilever and the Climate Bonds Initiative — shaped the agenda as session co-hosts. Participants included high-level representatives from Credit Suisse, Danone, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Willis Ltd.
