• Only 3% of international financial assistance target biodiversity, and more than half of international financial assistance flows are not assessed for their impacts on biodiversity
• Three key sectors potentially relevant for biodiversity, including (1) agriculture, forestry and fisheries; (2) industry, mining and construction; and (3) energy, involve about US$ 45.5 billion per year of funding that do not target biodiversity or was not screened for it
• Ensuring that these funding flows benefit biodiversity, or at least are not harmful to it, provides considerable potential to increase resource mobilization for biodiversity conservation.
• Considering that about 30% of the global biodiversity footprint is embedded in international trade flows, then designating about 30% (US$60 billion) to support conservation internationally would be appropriate.