COP28 Galvanizes Finance and Global Unity for Forests and the Ocean

H.E. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28 unveils $1.7 billion in nature conservation finance and cements the role of nature in climate action from COP28 to COP30. H.E Al Mubarak, also announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would contribute $100 million of new finance for nature-climate projects, with an initial $30 million investment in Ghanaian government’s ‘Resilient Ghana’ plan. Nature-rich countries in the Pacific and across key forest basins unveil conservation and development plans, with finance from governments, philanthropies, and multilateral development banks. Alongside President Luiz Inácio da Silva’s attendance at the summit a