Impact Days 2025

12–13 May 2025 | Vienna, Austria

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Paul Chatterton

Lead and Founder at Landscape Finance Lab

Landscape Finance Lab

Vienna, Austria

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The Landscape Finance Lab helps and connects landscape teams, governments, corporates and financial institutions to incubate sustainable landscapes that generate impact at scale. The LFL is pioneering this new approach in landscapes that span land & sea areas over 1 million hectares, attract investments of $100m+ and are able to run sustainably for decades.
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About me

Paul Chatterton is the Lead and Founder of the Landscape Finance Lab, a groundbreaking global platform dedicated to incubating and financing sustainable landscapes. Launched in 2021 as a spin-off from WWF, the Lab pioneers innovative solutions to address complex landscape challenges, supported by a global network of experts.

A recognized leader in sustainability, climate, land use and green finance, Paul has spearheaded transformative initiatives including two of the world’s largest forest carbon programs, Europe’s longest river protected area, the largest rainforest reserve in the Pacific and financing platforms for peatland restoration in the UK and Ireland.

Paul co-authored The Little Sustainable Landscape Book and co-initiated Meridia (www.meridia.land), a cutting-edge mobile app providing affordable land tenure solutions for rural communities.

He has advised high-profile organizations such as the Climate Bonds Initiative, Gold Standard Foundation, World Economic Forum, EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy and the Forest Stewardship Council, shaping policies and strategies at the forefront of sustainability.

Paul holds a Master’s degree with Merit in Anthropology and Development Studies from Sydney University and a Diploma in Management from IMD Business School in Switzerland.

Speaker sessions (1)

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

12:40 - 13:30

Investing in Nature: Unlocking Capital for a Regenerative Economy

Location:Rathaus - Nature Stage

With biodiversity loss posing material risks to economies and supply chains, this session explores how investors are redefining nature as an asset class — from innovative financing models to scaling solutions for protecting and restoring NC.