The Katoomba Group, hosted by Forest Trends, is a global network of people working to mobilise public funding and private capital to conserve and restore nature in ways that also empower Indigenous and local communities. Established in Sydney and Katoomba in April 2000, the group has met 28 times in 16 countries. Group members have played important roles in developing new payments and markets for forest carbon and other ecosystem services, leading major environmental policy reforms, establishing conservation finance companies, and providing thought leadership for a nature positive future all around the world.
A good way to get to the venue is by ferry from Circular Quay, Sydney. The ferry wharf to Taronga Centre is a 15 minute walk (uphill) along Bradleys Head Road. Alternatively, a public bus goes from the ferry wharf to the zoo main entrance, from where you can walk back downhill to Taronga Centre.
The last ferry from Taronga back to Circular Quay departs at 7:01pm. If you miss the ferry, the 100 Bus (Mosman to City) operates between Taronga Zoo and the Queen Victoria Building in central Sydney until around midnight. Buses run every 10 minutes during the day and at least every 20 minutes in the early morning and late at night.
For those driving to the event, the Taronga car park charges a flat rate of $22 for the day, payable upon exit, and operates 24/7. From the car park, it’s a short walk down Bradley’s Head Road, past the main Zoo entrance to the Taronga Event Centre.
In October 2024, the Australian Government will host a Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney, with a stated aim “to drive private sector investment to protect and repair our environment.” The Summit is an opportunity to take stock of how far we have come towards the vision of the Katoomba Group, to celebrate wins and lessons learned, and to map out where we need to go.
We acknowledge the lands on which this meeting is planned are under the long custodianship of the Cammeraigal people of the Gai-mariagal clan, and the Dharug and Gundungurra People, and pay our respects to their elders past and present. We also acknowledge the rights and knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples across Australia, and of First Nations around the world.