Financial sector guidebook on nature-based solutions investment: Aligning investment with impacts and showcasing examples

This paper discusses key challenges in scaling NBS finance and provides a clear roadmap for financial institutions to follow. It highlights how financial institutions can tap into NBS-related opportunities across three domains: risk mitigation and portfolio resilience; sustainable financial growth; and emerging market opportunities and financial innovations. The Guidebook provides recommendations to address common challenges, NBS investment options, and frameworks and tools for monitoring the financial, environmental, and social impacts of NBS investments.

The resource provides further guidance on Stage 3: Financing Strategy of the Climate Investment Planning and Mobilization Framework (CIPMF).