Habitat Banks Insurance

Terrestrial

Protect habitat bank investments from risks

Private

• De-risks private investment in habitat banks
• Protects biodiversity assets against wildfire, conflict, and weather
• Increases public-private investment in NbS
• Supports long-term ecosystem resilience

Designing parametric insurance to protect habitat-bank investments against human-wildlife conflict, rainfall anomalies and wildfire, securing biodiversity assets and attracting public-private investment.

UNDP IRFF, BIOFIN, national partners, insurers (TBD)

Case study referred by UNDP. For more information, please contact: info@naturance.eu.

Design of parametric insurance solutions to protect investments in habitat banks. The insurance product protects against key environmental risks, such as human-wildlife conflict, rainfall anomalies, and wildfires, offering confidence to investors and project developers. By reducing uncertainty and securing biodiversity assets, the insurance strengthens habitat banks, supports ecosystem resilience, and promotes greater public-private investment in nature-based solutions.

• Insurance innovation challenge to protect investments in biodiversity in Colombia | UNDP IRFF
• Innovation challenge for insurance investments in biodiversity: case of Colombia