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Thailand charts a path from policy to practice on Nature–climate synergies
Home / Recent news / Thailand charts a path from policy to practice on Nature–climate synergies
Thailand charts a path from policy to practice on Nature–climate synergies
- 70 participants registered for the two-day workshop, bringing together more than five government departments and agencies alongside research institutions, the private sector and international partners, with Director-level participation from ONEP and DCCE on both days.
- Discussions spanned the enabling conditions for better coordination, Nature-based Solutions (NbS), biodiversity and carbon credits, and financing for joint nature–climate action.
- Participants identified strong, shared priorities, including cross-sector coordination, capacity development, monitoring and reporting, and financing.
- Next steps will move Thailand’s strategies into implementation, with the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership’s MatchMaking Mechanism flagged as a potential channel for follow-up support.
The Thailand Nature–Climate Synergies Workshop, held 27–28 August 2026 in Bangkok, was convened by Thailand’s Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), GIZ, and the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership. It forms part of a growing series of country-level workshops helping governments translate international commitments under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement into coordinated institutional arrangements, sectoral decisions and financing strategies. The workshop reflected a growing recognition: biodiversity and climate strategies deliver more when institutions plan for them together, rather than as separate tracks.
From enabling conditions to entry points
Day one set the stage with a framing session on why integrated delivery of climate and Nature outcomes matters, followed by presentations on Thailand’s current biodiversity and climate policy landscape from ONEP and the Department of Climate Change and Environment (DCCE). Participants then worked through the enabling conditions and practical entry points for stronger Nature–climate coordination before identifying actionable steps for Thailand. The day closed with a dedicated session on biodiversity credits, featuring international input from GIZ and the Biodiversity Credit Alliance on emerging developments, challenges and opportunities in high-integrity credit markets. The message across the day’s sessions was consistent: the barriers to Nature-climate delivery in Thailand are institutional and financial, not conceptual. The strategies already exist, the challenge is getting them to move together.
Nature-based solutions as a vehicle for joint delivery
Day two turned to nature-based solutions as a practical mechanism for delivering on both biodiversity and climate goals. Discussions explored the roles of nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based adaptation in advancing synergies, followed by identifying opportunities across key sectors. The afternoon focused on finance, with sessions on international and domestic climate finance for nature-based solutions, and a panel discussion with Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission, the Thailand Development Research Institute and BIOFIN Thailand on how to make nature and climate investments bankable.
Building momentum toward implementation
Across both days, a clear consensus emerged: in Thailand, as elsewhere, biodiversity and climate goals are stronger when aligned. The next step is coordinating institutions, aligning finance, and translating existing strategies into measurable, joint implementation. The workshop laid the groundwork for follow-up discussions on priority areas of support to Thailand, including through the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership’s MatchMaking Mechanism.
The momentum continues next in Mexico, where a further nature–climate synergies workshop is scheduled for 29–30 September 2026, with results from this growing body of country-level work set to be showcased at CBD COP17 in Yerevan.
Learn more about the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership at https://nbsapaccelerator.org/.
- 70 participants registered for the two-day workshop, bringing together more than five government departments and agencies alongside research institutions, the private sector and international partners, with Director-level participation from ONEP and DCCE on both days.
- Discussions spanned the enabling conditions for better coordination, Nature-based Solutions (NbS), biodiversity and carbon credits, and financing for joint nature–climate action.
- Participants identified strong, shared priorities, including cross-sector coordination, capacity development, monitoring and reporting, and financing.
- Next steps will move Thailand’s strategies into implementation, with the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership’s MatchMaking Mechanism flagged as a potential channel for follow-up support.
The Thailand Nature–Climate Synergies Workshop, held 27–28 August 2026 in Bangkok, was convened by Thailand’s Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), GIZ, and the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership. It forms part of a growing series of country-level workshops helping governments translate international commitments under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement into coordinated institutional arrangements, sectoral decisions and financing strategies. The workshop reflected a growing recognition: biodiversity and climate strategies deliver more when institutions plan for them together, rather than as separate tracks.
From enabling conditions to entry points
Day one set the stage with a framing session on why integrated delivery of climate and Nature outcomes matters, followed by presentations on Thailand’s current biodiversity and climate policy landscape from ONEP and the Department of Climate Change and Environment (DCCE). Participants then worked through the enabling conditions and practical entry points for stronger Nature–climate coordination before identifying actionable steps for Thailand. The day closed with a dedicated session on biodiversity credits, featuring international input from GIZ and the Biodiversity Credit Alliance on emerging developments, challenges and opportunities in high-integrity credit markets. The message across the day’s sessions was consistent: the barriers to Nature-climate delivery in Thailand are institutional and financial, not conceptual. The strategies already exist, the challenge is getting them to move together.
Nature-based solutions as a vehicle for joint delivery
Day two turned to nature-based solutions as a practical mechanism for delivering on both biodiversity and climate goals. Discussions explored the roles of nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based adaptation in advancing synergies, followed by identifying opportunities across key sectors. The afternoon focused on finance, with sessions on international and domestic climate finance for nature-based solutions, and a panel discussion with Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission, the Thailand Development Research Institute and BIOFIN Thailand on how to make nature and climate investments bankable.
Building momentum toward implementation
Across both days, a clear consensus emerged: in Thailand, as elsewhere, biodiversity and climate goals are stronger when aligned. The next step is coordinating institutions, aligning finance, and translating existing strategies into measurable, joint implementation. The workshop laid the groundwork for follow-up discussions on priority areas of support to Thailand, including through the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership’s MatchMaking Mechanism.
The momentum continues next in Mexico, where a further nature–climate synergies workshop is scheduled for 29–30 September 2026, with results from this growing body of country-level work set to be showcased at CBD COP17 in Yerevan.
Learn more about the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership at https://nbsapaccelerator.org/.
The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership is a country-led initiative that supports the implementation of NBSAPs to collectively achieve the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. It is co-chaired by Colombia and Germany, supported by the governments of Germany, Norway, Canada and France, and coordinated by a Global Coordination Unit hosted by the Secretariat of the CBD, UNDP and UNEP.
The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership is a country-led initiative that supports the implementation of NBSAPs to collectively achieve the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. It is co-chaired by Colombia and Germany, supported by the governments of Germany, Norway, Canada and France, and coordinated by a Global Coordination Unit hosted by the Secretariat of the CBD, UNDP and UNEP.
