The NetworkNature Annual Event 2025 “Choose Nature” will explore different means to align biodiversity and economy in times of urgency, building on the concept of Nature-based solutions. 

From a broad range of stakeholders, including the public and private sectors, examine diverse ideas, exchange knowledge, explore initiatives, and share case studies that link nature with climate, economy, innovation, finance and business, and wellbeing. Through pitches and discussions, attendees delve into pathways to build a resilient economy that benefits both people and nature. The event will also encourage stakeholders to engage with and adopt these approaches.

The event will be structured around four thematic sections:

• Choose to Work with and for nature – This session will explore how supporting and enhancing nature can help build a more resilient economy. Additionally, it will discuss how simplification can enhance environmental ambition.
• Choose to Trust nature and people –This session will delve into the concept of dependency, highlighting nature’s ability to provide both essential ecosystem services, and solutions to complex problems. It will present Nature-based Solutions as innovative approaches — grounded in diverse knowledges and shaped with local communities — to current challenges.
• Choose to Invest in nature – Focusing on innovative finance mechanisms, this session will explore and discuss the many reasons that public and private organisations should invest in nature, and how to sustainably scale up financial flows that support a nature positive economy.
• Choose to Partner with nature – In the closing session, a range of businesses working with nature will share key insights from their business models, highlighting opportunities, barriers, needs and strategies for nature-positive business practices.

In parallel to the main event, the exhibition Why Choose Nature? / Why do we care? will invite you and your organisation to explore the diverse (and divergent) reasons why working with nature is essential and why you should care about it. 

Curated through this open call, this exhibition will compile a variety of resources, experiences and types of knowledges, all highlighting how nature-based approaches can encourage and build on a wide range of perspectives in relation to nature. This concept is inspired by the IPBES Values Assessment report on integrating diverse values of nature into decision-making and aims to contribute to a meaningful exchange during the event. 

Finally, during the event, NetworkNature will officially launch the NbS Business Forum and offer a space to showcase diverse nature-based business models. The NbS Business Forum aims to bring together corporates, SMEs, nature-based enterprises, and financial actors in a collaborative space to accelerate the market uptake and scaling of Nature-based Solutions. This space will be curated via Businesses that choose nature. Open Call.