Across Australia and the Asia-Pacific, extreme weather, declining ecosystem health and growing pressure on natural resources are undermining food and water security, threatening livelihoods and placing decades of international development progress at risk. 🌍
Nature-based solutions offer a practical, evidence-backed approach to addressing multiple development challenges at once.
Last Wednesday morning at the Philanthropy Australia Conference, AIDN and WWF-Australia co-hosted a breakfast session: ‘Investing at the Intersection: Nature, Communities and Climate’. Together, we explored how philanthropy can achieve greater impact across community sovereignty and wellbeing, sustainable livelihoods and climate resilience.
With an introduction from AIDN’s Chair, Simon Lewis, we were grateful to the panelists who brought the session to life including:
🌍 Nicole Forrester, Chief Regenerative Officer, WWF-Australia
🌍 Darrell Wade, Chair, Intrepid Travel and Philanthropy Australia
🌍 Monique Andrew, Executive Director, Transition Accelerator
🌍 Kesaya Baba, Senior Manager, COP31Strategy and Partnerships, WWF-Australia
While the case is strong that nature-driven approaches can improve livelihoods, build resilience and support long-term outcomes, investment has yet to match the scale of opportunity. The sector must urgently work together to safeguard our environment for the generations to come.
Thank you to the WWF team including Lyn Davis and Dermot O’Gorman for your passion and partnership.
