Issue 8 | August 2021
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About UNEP’s Land Use Finance Programme

To pioneer the transformation towards sustainable land use at scale, the UN Environment Programme
Land Use Finance Programme, managed by the Climate Finance Unit aims to proactively unlock public and especially private capital for deforestation-free commodity production, restoration of degraded land and improvement of smallholder farmer livelihoods.  


A Multi-billion-dollar Opportunity:  Repurposing Agricultural Support to Transform Food Systems
On 14 September, join us for the report launch powered by FAO, UNEP, UNDP as a global call-to-action with learning, insights, and best practices to inspire and inform fundamental shifts in how we can accelerate and scale repurposing our support to food systems globally. 

Jurisdictional approaches to land use finance
On 21 September, the second ESKEN Webinar of 2021 on incorporating a landscape approach to sustainable land use finance activities will cover: i) What is a landscape approach and how is it linked to achieving climate and biodiversity goals? ii) Key challenges and opportunities in integrating landscape approaches in land use investments. 

Corporate Investments into Forestry & Biodiversity Summit
On 7 and 8 September, Ivo Mulder will present alternative investments that can yield more carbon, while diving into mangroves and peatlands and considering the challenges in these segments.

Investing in sustainable cattle farming - Integrated crop-livestock system
The &Green Fund signed a USD 10 million, 8-year loan facility with Grupo Roncador, a Brazilian company invested in sustainable cattle ranching and soy and corn production, in the Mato Grosso state, in 2020.