Carla Della Maggiora

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Carla Della Maggiora is the Deputy Director of BASE Foundation (formerly the Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy), a UNEP specialised partner, where she leads the circular economy portfolio and advices on the development of innovative business models for driving finance to climate projects. She has worked for MDBs, the private and public sectors, NGOs and academia, having started her career in the financial sector. She is an advocate of education on sustainability.

Andrea Gori

Mar 17 2023

An interview with sustainability leaders at Villars Institute Summit

Illuminem Voices

Public Governance · Ethical Governance

An exclusive illuminem interview conducted at the Villars Institute Summit, bringing together the world’s most distinguished sustainability experts

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We are not out of the woods yet: putting nature at the center of climate action and beyond

Carla Della Maggiora

Dec 02 2022

We are not out of the woods yet: putting nature at the center of climate action and beyond

Nature

In climate action agendas, as has been the case with the annual Conference of Parties, nature is often mentioned in relation to carbon. But as we expand our understanding of climate change and the ways to address it, it is time we recognise that nature goes well beyond carbon and has equally, if not more, essential contributions than decarbonising our economic system. The provision of its myriad of ecosystem services plays a key role not only for the climate (e.g., stabilisation of the water cycle) but for life itself, including ours.

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Carla Della Maggiora

Dec 02 2022