FESTIVAL | Insurance and Investment Opportunities for Nature-Based Transformations
The second NATURANCE Festival took place on 3–5 February 2026 at the Brussels Info Place Meeting Centre in Brussels, Belgium. Building on the outcomes of the first Festival in Laxenburg, this edition brought together policymakers, researchers, financial institutions, and practitioners to explore insurance and investment opportunities for nature-based transformations.
The Festival provided a space for exchange between communities working on climate adaptation, finance, and nature-based solutions, showcasing emerging approaches to mobilising capital and managing risk through nature-positive strategies. Participants reflected on lessons learned from ongoing initiatives, explored synergies among related projects, and identified practical pathways for scaling up implementation.
The three-day programme covered policy discussions on day one, financing and insurance solutions on day two, and concluded with legacy recommendations and local case studies on day three. As the last event in the NATURANCE Festival series, the Brussels event served as a culminating moment for NATURANCE, capturing key insights, policy messages, and collaborative legacies that can inform future European action on nature-based finance and insurance.
Topics addressed during the conference included:
- EU & private financing frameworks for nature-positive action
- Innovative insurance, risk-transfer, and parametric resilience models
- Data, valuation & cost–benefit tools to support NbS business cases
- Investment readiness, markets & capital mobilisation for NbS
- Policy, urban action & citizen engagement to boost impact
Thank you to all those who attended in person and online. The festival reached over 150 participants on each day!
All the festival materials, including presentations, recordings, and policy briefs, will be available soon.
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