Biodiversity Conference - Money Talks: Closing the Funding Gap for Nature Restoration
- Date: 2 December 2025
- Time: 14:00 – 17:00
- Location: Maison Grand Place, Grand place 19, 1000 Brussels
Nature restoration in Europe cannot succeed without closing the biodiversity financing gap. With private landowners managing much of Europe’s landscapes, attracting their active participation requires making restoration economically viable. Well-designed financial tools—results-based payments, tax incentives, blended finance, and credible biodiversity credits—can make restoration rewarding rather than risky. But private investment must work alongside robust public funding, legal certainty, and fair benefit sharing to build trust.
AGENDA
Welcome & Introduction
Jurgen Tack, ELO Secretary General
Moderator, Sabine von Wirén-Lehr, Senior Consultant
Keynote – DG ENV, European Commission
Panel 1: Bridging the biodiversity finance gap: public, private, and market solutions
- Thomas Freisinger, Senior Officer, Biodiversity Finance, IUCN
- Heather Grabbe, Heather Grabbe , Senior Fellow, Bruegel
- Jesús Carrasco, Global Biodiversity Lead, Iberdrola
Audience interaction
Panel 2: From policy to practice: empowering Landowners to drive Europe’s Biodiversity Comeback
- Tobias Bandel, co-founder, The Landbanking Group
- Heli Siitari, MTK
Audience interaction
Biodiversity Conference Registration Form
