Landscape Bonds: Their Role in Financing Sustainable Land Use and Territorial Development

Overview

This paper introduces the concept of a landscape bond, explains its importance, who might issue the bond, and likely investors. The discussion highlights why a landscape bond’s Integrated Landscape Management approach is uniquely positioned to address sustainability, biodiversity, and socioeconomic challenges. It explores how this instrument could serve those in the financial community, including investors seeking to address mandates, as well as landscape partnerships, national and regional governments, non-government organizations (NGOs), think tanks, and others interested in conservation finance.

This paper also looks at the evolving incentives for issuers to issue a landscape bond, how the bond could work, and how it can attract investor interest and confidence. The advantages of a landscape bond compared to other landscape financial instruments are also explained.The paper concludes by
identifying the next steps to move the landscape bond concept forward.