The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and with the participation of the World Vegetable Centre, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, private sector, and academia discussed concrete solutions and actions to mobilize financing of nature-positive solutions to promote safe food, nutritious diets, and resilient food systems, including innovative knowledge sharing and learning approaches, and natural capital financing.

The discussions were done in the context of shifts in dietary preferences to animal protein sources, feed-food competition and its threats to food and nutrition security, and increasing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production. ADB also shared its plan to establish the natural capital lab platform to attract public and private investments in natural capital in Asia and the Pacific region; explore and test nature-positive solutions; develop appropriate regulatory mechanisms, valuation tools, and accounting methodologies; and act as an enabler for blended financing.