Name
WCS: Forests as Natural Infrastructure: Building a Portfolio Approach for Risk, Return, and Resilience
Date & Time
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Speakers
Daniel Zarin, The Wildlife Conservation Society
Edwina McKechnie, Emergent
Garo Batmanian, Government of Brazil
Mark Wishnie, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group
Daniel Zarin Edwina McKechnie Garo Batmanian Mark Wishnie
Description

To explore how different forest finance tools—REDD+, restoration, and new mechanisms like HIFOR and TFFF—can work together to form a high-impact, diversified portfolio that mitigates climate risk, delivers measurable returns, and sustains the planet’s most critical natural infrastructure. The session will highlight real-world examples and emerging instruments that move beyond carbon to value forests for water, biodiversity, and stability in supply chains.

WCS
Session Type
Symposium
Location
Third Floor (Theater)