This event will advance international dialogue on practical pathways to integrate natural ecosystems into infrastructure governance, investment planning, and risk assessment, given their essential role in sustaining economic stability, development, and human well-being. The session will explore the scientific and economic case for this framework, highlighting converging evidence from the Amazon, the Congo Basin, and Borneo to demonstrate how tropical forests underpin regional and global water security, agricultural productivity, energy systems, and broader economic resilience.
