Target 18

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GBF-TARGET-18
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18. Harmful incentives are eliminated, phased out or reformed and positive incentives are scaled up

Identify by 2025, and eliminate, phase out or reform incentives, including subsidies, harmful for biodiversity, in a proportionate, just, fair, effective and equitable way, while substantially and progressively reducing them by at least 500 billion United States dollars per year by 2030, starting with the most harmful incentives, and scale up positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.

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Identify by 2025, and eliminate, phase out or reform incentives, including subsidies, harmful for biodiversity, in a proportionate, just, fair, effective and equitable way, while substantially and progressively reducing them by at least 500 billion United States dollars per year by 2030, starting with the most harmful incentives, and scale up positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
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7415

Nature markets and biodiversity credits are gaining global attention as innovative mechanisms to help finance biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration. As governments, financial institutions, standard-setting bodies, and project developers explore new approaches, important questions

Where and when:
English conference | Tuesday 19 May 2026 | 08h30 - 04h45 | Pacheco Center, Bd Pacheco, 1000 Brussels

The conference will be chaired by Prof. Patrick Van Damme, Chair of the FRDO-CFDD Working Group “Biodiversity and Forests” and will bring together researchers, policy experts