Too Big to Fail: Forests as Macro-Critical Assets

​Making Forests Count - Accelerating Implementation Towards 2030

​With the 2030 deadline to halt and reverse deforestation fast approaching, this high-level session will focus on the whole of government approach to accelerate the alignment of financial flows with the global forest goal.

​Recognising forests as critical to macroeconomic stability, economic resilience and sustainable development, the discussion will explore how finance ministries and central banks, within their respective mandates, can help align public and private financial flows with the 2030 Forest Goal, while strengthening the economic incentives and investment opportunities for forest protection, restoration and sustainable land use.

​Bringing together political leaders, multilateral development institutions and financial-sector representatives, the session will identify concrete policy priorities, milestones and opportunities to embed forests into economic, fiscal and financial decision-making. The aim is to mobilise institutional leadership and translate global commitments into tangible financial action ahead of the second Global Stocktake.

​Organizers and Collaborators: Global Optimism in collaboration with UNDP, Earth Capital Nexus, Climate Focus, Igarape Institute, CAFI, TNC