25TH ANNIVERSARY KATOOMBA SUMMIT

Real Value for Nature

Sydney and Katoomba, NSW, Australia

Thursday, October 03 - Monday, October 07, 2024

Themes

1

Pathways to Value

A. Markets for Ecosystem Services and beyond; public investment, private investment, and other approaches

B. Building private demand; the potential, limits, and alternatives to offset markets

2

Risk to Value

A. Valuing resilience and managing nature and climate risk via policy and other mechanisms

B. Increasing resilience and investing in a nature positive

future; the role of carbon, biodiversity, and water markets

3

Partnerships to Value

A. Coalitions for change and building an economic and operational system for nature; bringing together finance, farming, forestry, tech, government, and indigenous communities

B. Expanding the rising natural asset class

Why now?

In October 2024, the Australian Government will host a Global Nature

Positive Summit in Sydney, with a stated aim “to drive private sector investment to protect and repair our environment.” The Summit is an opportunity to take stock of how far we have come towards the vision of the Katoomba Group, to celebrate wins and lessons learned, and to map out where we need to go.