COP30 in Belém: How the IDB Group is Driving Nature Finance Across Latin America and the Caribbean

COP30 brings nature to the global stage. At COP30, the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) will convene countries, partners, and stakeholders to showcase practical solutions for closing financing gaps for resilient development through partnerships, innovation, and measurable impact in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

At the conference, the IDB Group will serve as a bridge—linking governments and investors, the public and private sectors, and people and communities—to mobilize financing that supports national priorities and advances a sustainable future.

The IDB Group’s Vision: Financing Nature 

At the IDB Group, we have the vision that nature is not just a backdrop to human activity — ecosystem services underpin food and water security, disaster resilience, and public health. This interdependence positions LAC, home to over 40 percent of the planet’s biodiversity and vast stores of natural capital, as a global engine for sustainable development. Yet these resources face growing threats, and fiscal constraints limit investment in their protection. Addressing these challenges requires integrated, multisectoral, and data-informed approaches that align environmental sustainability, economic development, and institutional capacity to deliver resilient and inclusive development outcomes. 

Through the IDB Group’s Natural Capital and Biodiversity Mainstreaming Action Plan, we are looking to integrate nature into country strategies and work to mainstream biodiversity in programs and projects at the regional, national, and subnational levels. The IDB Group is also scaling financial tools to mobilize capital for conservation, while strengthening Conservation Trust Funds to channel resources more effectively.

The IDB Group is helping connect public policy and private capital, so finance reaches where it matters most across LAC. At COP30, our focus brings clarity, scale, and delivery through three fronts: 

• Unlock Nature Finance: through the launch of Financing Nature: A Practitioner’s Guide to Result Metric Selection, developed jointly by the IDB Group and the European Investment Bank (EIB Group), on behalf of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Nature Working Group, and with technical support from The Biodiversity Consultancy. This new strategic guidance aims to unlock private capital for nature and climate by helping project developers and investors select robust, outcome-oriented metrics that align with global nature standards.
  
• Regional action at scale: through Amazonia Forever, the IDB’s flagship umbrella program that has mobilized $1.2 billion from partners and catalyzed over $5.3 billion in IDB financing for sustainable land use, bioeconomy, and community-led conservation. At COP30, we are advancing four tracks: bioeconomy, resilient cities and infrastructure, innovative financing, and emerging resilience approaches. Through Amazonia Forever, we are directly implementing with indigenous and Afro-descendant organizations, ensuring solutions are rooted in local knowledge and community leadership.
  
• Resilience and Adaptation: The IDB Group is embedding resilience across policies and investments. From Ready and Resilient Americas to FIRRe, we are unlocking fiscal space and expanding disaster-risk tools. With IDB Clima, we are reducing financing costs when countries achieve resilience goals, and we are also developing programs where development partners can help reduce the additional costs of resilience
  

By bringing policy, finance, and partnerships together, we are helping governments, investors, and local communities channel resources where they have the greatest impact—from restoration projects in the Amazon to sustainable value chains and urban resilience programs across LAC.

Biodiversity and Natural Capital Events at COP30

Join us at COP30 to explore how the IDB Group is advancing nature-positive solutions across Latin America and the Caribbean.

If you are attending COP30, visit the IDB Group Pavilion in the Blue Zone to explore how the LAC countries are driving nature-positive action and innovation. Join our events and conversations on the future of climate and nature finance.

Learn more about the IDB at COP30 and explore our events: https://cloud.mail.iadb.org/COP-30-ENG