The Summit, held on Gadigal Country, Sydney, had strong attendance and diverse representation from stakeholders including environment and climate ministers, Indigenous Peoples, scientists, and corporate, environmental and community leaders from almost 50 countries.
As a result of dialogue and collaboration, there was broad acceptance at the Summit of 5 key issues as critical for the progression of nature positive policy and corporate strategy:
- Working to halt and reverse biodiversity loss to put nature on a path to recovery is good for communities and makes sense for business.
- Nature needs to be factored into economic and business decisions.
- Clear and consistent metrics are important.
- Indigenous leadership is key to sustainability.
- Nature-positive and net-zero objectives must work together.
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Country statements
Participating countries shared Nature Positive Statements. The statements outlined national interests, actions and ambitions for a nature positive future. Countries included Fiji, Finland, Guam, Niue, Republic of Palau, The State of Qatar, Singapore, and Timor-Leste. The statements outlined national interests, actions and ambitions for a nature positive future.
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Global Biodiversity Framework
To close out the event with momentum, the Australian Government announced further progress on its commitments under the Global Biodiversity Framework, including:
- an increase in the number of Australian companies (23) committing to report on their nature risks and impacts in alignment with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD)
- participation in the Global Ghost Gear Initiative and $1.4 million investment to reduce the amount of abandoned fishing gear in the Arafura and Timor Seas
- a 310,000 km2 expansion of the Heard and McDonald Islands marine reserve.