Biodiversity credits + Friends! Why, How, Now!

​The goal is to have a real conversation between people who are really doing something for the planet NOW. The event will provide a balanced, and CURRENT view of the biodiversity credit space WITH  alternative financing models, cross-market development, the financial sector, and Indigenous Peoples, Afro-Descendant & local community's interests and concerns. We’re asking presenters to be vulnerable and represent the active building in this space. In particular, HOW balanced co-design with communities achieves results on the ground. Focus on topics relevant to developers, purchasers, communities, and scientific evaluators of biodiversity actions such as rights and safeguards, direct financing, and more.

​Here’s our itinerary. Be aware, this is an Indigenous event, so expect a natural flow - and maybe a surprise or two along the way:

​1:30pm-2:15pm - Opening session - Why?

• ​A powerful story from the below canopy perspective.

​2:20pm-3:00pm - Why - Where are we now? 

• ​Indigenous, local, and Afro-descendant communities co-design, and concerns.

• ​Is there a unit? 

• ​What kinds of metrics, projects, are we looking at? 

• ​How fast are we really talking?

​3:00pm-3:30pm - How – Democratizing the science for speed and scale

• ​What kinds of metrics are needed for a biodiversity market? 

• ​What do units really look like? 

• ​What is the Indigenous perspective on biodiversity science?

​3:30pm-4:15pm BREAK

​4:20pm-5:10pm - How - Non-negotiable terms for rights-based approaches

• ​What are “the details” from the Indigenous ground perspective? (ie. gross revenue disclosure)

• ​Examples of bad climate projects, WITH proposed solutions

• ​Clarity on different types of funding: government, charity, and commercial (including and beyond biodiversity credits) and their pros and cons

​5:15pm-6:00pm - Now - What does friendly financing look like? - How can biodiversity credits be financed safely for communities 

• ​Examples of good and bad financing (good deal terms and sources and why they are good)

• ​Discussion of recoverable grants, Kapital, climate contributions, and other innovative funding mechanisms

• ​Lessons from the field on who is deploying friendly financing, why, and what makes it “friendly”

• ​Discussion of the risks of asset sales/rights erosion from predatory investing

• ​Discussion from funders focused on impact on what they are looking to FIND and why