This report was developed by the OECD Environment Directorate (ENV), directed by Jaime de Bourbon de Parme. The authors were Edward Perry and Katia Karousakis, under the guidance of Walid Oueslati, Head of the Climate, Biodiversity and Water Division.
The authors acknowledge the initial research conducted by Giulio Mazzone (ENV). The authors also gratefully appreciate the useful feedback and comments received from the Delegates of the OECD Working Party on Biodiversity Water and Ecosystems, and the members of the EU SG REFORM TSI project, Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, IUCN and the European Commission.
The authors also acknowledge the comments received by OECD colleagues Klas Wetterberg (ENV), Hugo Valin and Will Symes (TAD), Dominique Blaquier and Juan Casado-Asensio (DCD). The authors express their appreciation to Elodie Prata Leal (ENV) for formatting and co-ordination support, to Sama Al Taher Cucci (ENV) and Beth Del Bourgo (ENV) for their communications support.
The authors further thank the experts who spoke at OECD’s International Workshop on Mobilising Public and Private Finance for Biodiversity, convened 16 May 2025 in Paris France, for their valuable insights and examples which contributed to the report.
Financial support from the European Union through SG REFORM is gratefully acknowledged.