Can Natural Capital be the New Real Estate? Powered by KAUST -

IMPACT: CAN NATURAL CAPITAL BE THE NEW REAL ESTATE? POWERED BY KAUST
Future Investment Initiative 7th Edition | October 25th, 2023
Amid the escalating climate crisis, attention has turned towards nature-based solutions and acknowledging natural capital as a novel asset class - a promising avenue for enhancing quality of life and reconciling economic value with the deeply rooted cultural and spiritual values found within indigenous cultures. According to the World Bank, closing efficiency gaps in the use of natural capital across all countries could result in nearly doubling annual economic output from land and sequestering an additional 78 billion tonnes of carbon. How can business leaders and investors facilitate the acceptance of natural capital as an asset class, and what strategies can they employ to invest in the services it provides, foster new markets like carbon and future biodiversity credits, and build upon the regulations, governance, and scientific foundations of a nature-based economic model?
Moderator:
H.H. Princess Mashael AlShalan, Co-Founder, AEON Collective
Speakers:
Dr. Ralph Chami, Founder, Blue Green Futures; Adjunct Professor of Economics, Williams College
Professor Carlos M. Duarte, ibn Sina Distinguished Professor, Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Dr. Naoko Ishii, EVP & Director, Center for Global Commons, The University of Tokyo
Mere Takoko, Vice-President, Conservation International Aotearoa