Biodiversity

2025 Training Series on Biodiversity Finance

6 February 2026

Mainstreaming Biodiversity for a Nature-Positive Finance

Nature and biodiversity loss, alongside climate change, represent one of the most profound challenges of our time—but also a powerful opportunity for transformation. In many IDFC member countries, biodiversity and natural capital are not only ecological assets but core pillars of economic stability, cultural identity, and long-term development. Against this backdrop, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) play a decisive role in redirecting financial flows toward nature-positive, resilient, and sustainable pathways.

The IDFC – Frankfurt School of Finance & Management 2025 Training Series on Biodiversity Finance was designed to equip mid- and senior-level managers of Public Development Banks (PDBs) with the knowledge, tools, and practical experience needed to manage nature- and biodiversity-related risks and opportunities. As part of this programme, a comprehensive on-site training module was delivered in October 2025. All on-site sessions were recorded and are now available in audiovisual format, allowing a wider audience to benefit from the programme’s expert insights and practical perspectives.

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While the 5 online sessions build a strong conceptual and methodological foundation, the 8 recorded on-site training sessions cover the full spectrum of biodiversity finance, from risk assessment and regulation to investment strategies, data, and innovation.

Building the Foundations of Biodiversity Finance

The 5 webinar sessions introduce participants to the scientific, strategic, and financial underpinnings of biodiversity finance:

  • The science of nature and biodiversity and its link to climate change,
  • The global biodiversity finance landscape and tracking methodologies,
  • Biodiversity strategies and transition plans aligned with international frameworks,
  • The application of the TNFD LEAP approach,
  • Evaluation methodologies for biodiversity investments.

From Mainstreaming to Impact

The 8 recorded on-site training sessions deepens and operationalizes the knowledge gained online during the initial webinars:

  • Are We Ready for Biodiversity? Risks, Impact and Dependencies
    An introduction to biodiversity-related risks, impacts, and dependencies for financial institutions, and their integration into banking strategies.
  • Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Biodiversity Finance
    A deep dive into global biodiversity frameworks, COP16 outcomes, and emerging regulatory and disclosure requirements.
  • Biodiversity Materiality Assessment
    A practical session on identifying and assessing biodiversity-related risks and opportunities, including double materiality approaches.
  • Nature and Biodiversity Finance Tracking
    An overview of international methodologies for identifying, tracking, and reporting nature-positive finance.
  • Biodiversity Agency at National Level: An informative session to better understand the role and actions of the national biodiversity agency of France at national and international level.
  • Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Public Development Banks
    Practical insights from IDFC members on integrating biodiversity into strategies, operations, and investment decisions.
  • Effective design of high integrity NbS investments: A practical session to better understand how the NbS are a powerful way to address societal and economic challenges (including climate change, and biodiversity loss), to increase our knowledge on designing and implementing NbS projects with the IUCN Global Standard for NbS.
  • The Business Case of Biodiversity – Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions
    An exploration of sector-specific investment opportunities and the co-benefits of nature-positive projects.

Expanding Access to Biodiversity Finance Knowledge

The recordings support continued learning and knowledge-sharing, enabling financial institutions to accelerate the integration of biodiversity considerations into decision-making, investment strategies, and disclosures.