This report comes at a critical moment as governments align their national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. As Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) refine their approaches to implementing these commitments, integrating biodiversity into economic and financial systems remains both a significant challenge and a key opportunity.

Drawing on the experience of Parties in updating their NBSAPs, lessons from the climate finance space, insights from an extensive literature review, and expert input, this report highlights pathways to accelerate this agenda. It presents potential options for policymakers, regulators, and financial actors to strengthen the integration of biodiversity into financial decision-making. By fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors, enhancing financial innovation, and embedding biodiversity considerations into financial policies, creating a system that unlocks the resources needed to achieve both global and national biodiversity targets can be at reach.