Meeting global biodiversity goals will require an additional $200 billion per year by 2030, far beyond what public and philanthropic funding can provide. While private investment in nature is growing, much of it remains fragmented and fails to deliver impact at scale.

Our new guide, Investing in Critical Systems, highlights how landscape-scale initiatives can unlock this potential. By integrating restoration, conservation and sustainable use, landscapes build synergies across ecosystems, coordinate diverse projects, and establish long-term governance that reduces risk and increases local ownership. For investors, they provide structured, de-risked platforms that bundle nature-positive interventions into scalable portfolios.

A range of organisations have been developing landscape approaches to conservation - initiatives driven by or with local stakeholders - and drawing on a growing alignment between governments, finance and community actors in seeking more enduring investments in nature. During the launch we heard from both landscapes - including The Flow Country in Scotland and Birdlife's Forest Landscape Accelerator and Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia - and investors.

The guide is designed to support businesses, governments, conservation practitioners, and investors in making better decisions about where and how to channel nature finance. It provides a framework for identifying landscapes ready for large-scale investment that delivers both social and ecological benefits, with practical steps for selecting priority biomes, screening potential sites, and matching them with the right financing options.

Missed the launch? Watch the recording here: