Date & time: Tuesday 15 September 2026, 10:00-10:45 CEST
Format: Online webinar, with presentations followed by Q&A. Registration is mandatory.
Speakers: Shane Mc Guiness (University College Dublin) and Judith Fisher, (The University of Western Australia), both BiodivRestore Knowledge Hub experts.
With the incoming implementation of the Nature Restoration Regulation, EU Member States are facing many challenges in the establishment of national strategies and action plans on nature restoration. In this context, the BiodivRestore Knowledge Hub, a group of experts supporting the Nature Restoration Regulation, published four policy briefs providing recommendations for successful restoration operations at national level, part of the Nature Restoration Regulation Policy Briefs series.
On Tuesday 15 September 2026, 10:00 CEST, Biodiversa+ will host a webinar to present the Policy Brief “Enabling Public-Private Partnerships to Finance EU Nature Restoration“.
The brief explores how public-private partnerships (PPPs) can mobilise private capital for nature restoration. The European Commission’s Roadmap towards Nature Credits estimates a €65 billion annual nature investment gap. Private financing will be key to closing this gap. Well-designed PPPs offer a tested mechanism to do so, ensuring restoration delivers measurable ecological, social, and economic benefits.
During this webinar, participants will hear from the authors of the briefs, followed by a Q&A session. The webinar will introduce:
- the financing context for nature restoration;
- enablers and constraints for private sector financing;
- how to designing Public-Private Partnerships;
- practical recommendations for policymakers to integrate PPPs at European level.
This webinar is part of a Biodiversa+ series presenting the Enabling Conditions for Successful Restoration, a set of Policy Briefs to support Member States and policymakers in the implementation of the Nature Restoration Regulation. Other webinars focus on Biosecure nursery production, Zoonosis prevention and Native seed supply.
