Can Nature Pay? Scaling High-Value Biodiversity and Carbon Markets

24 Jun 2026
Nature-Based Solutions Stage
Cities, Communities & Nature

As global demand for credible carbon removal and biodiversity restoration accelerates, nature-based solutions are moving from pilot projects to institutional-scale investment opportunities. Yet major challenges remain: ensuring ecological integrity, delivering measurable returns, structuring investable projects and building trusted markets that work for both nature and capital providers.

This panel brings together project developers, investors, corporate buyers and policy experts to explore how high-value biodiversity and carbon sequestration initiatives can achieve true commercial viability while delivering measurable environmental impact.

Moderator
Ilsa Ruiz Hughes
Ilsa Ruiz Hughes, Associate Director of Communications, Global Carbon Markets - The Nature Conservancy
Speakers
Luke Baldwin
Luke Baldwin, CEO - Nature Broking
James Whitehead
James Whitehead, CEO - International Tree Foundation
Aliénor de Biolley
Aliénor de Biolley, Business Associate - Nattergal