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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is the main source of multilateral financing and expertise for sustainable economic, social and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB Natural Capital Lab works to drive innovation in natural capital finance by looking at nature as an asset.

Paulson Institute: The Paulson Institute (PI) is a non-partisan, independent “think and do tank” delivering solutions that contribute to a more resilient and sustainable world. PI operates at the intersection of economics, financial markets, and environmental protection by promoting market-based solutions to ensure green economic growth. Under their Financing Nature initiative, they are working to identify and implement innovative mechanisms that can rapidly mobilize substantial amounts of funding for nature conservation.

The FAO representation in Colombia seeks to improve agriculture and food through technical cooperation with the Government. It collaborates with governmental institutions, cooperation agencies, civil society, academia, and the private sector in areas such as food, agriculture, livestock, fishing, aquaculture, forestry management, and sustainable natural resource management. Additionally, the FAO supports the implementation of Point 1 of the Peace Agreement: Comprehensive Rural Reform. Its support to the national government aims to promote social and territorial cohesion in areas affected by the conflict.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is the largest international conservation organization in the world, with more than 50 offices implementing conservation projects across more than 100 countries and has a membership of almost five million people. WWF has extensive experience working in the Amazon region, with offices in all seven signatory countries of the Leticia Pact. In Colombia, WWF has been working in partnership with the government and a consortium of civil society organizations on Heritage Colombia since 2015.

BC3's mission is to generate valuable knowledge for policy and decision making, integrating the environmental, socio-economic and ethical dimensions of climate change. Through the production of collaborative and open-source tools such as ARIES, which can track and forecast progress towards sustainable environmental and economic goals, BC3 plays a key role in enhancing regional, national and international economic development.

The entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on December 1, 2009, marked the beginning of the European External Action Service. In 2011, the Delegation of the European Commission became the Delegation of the European Union in Colombia, with the status of a diplomatic embassy. Its Ambassador officially represents the European Union in Colombia. Adapting to contemporary challenges includes the defense of human rights, the preservation of peace, international security, and the prevention of internal conflicts—fundamental objectives of the EU's foreign policy.

IDB Lab is the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Back Group, the leading source of financing for improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB Lab promotes development through the private sector by identifying, supporting, testing, and piloting new solutions to development challenges. It seeks to create opportunities for poor and vulnerable populations affected by economic, social, or environmental factors in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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