Nature Day 2026: Putting Nature at the Heart of Climate Action

Project Everyone hosted Nature Day at London Climate Action Week 2026, bringing together partners, changemakers and leaders to explore the relationship between business and nature, the power of collective action and how we can make solutions to the climate and nature crisis feel more human.

Throughout the day, three key themes emerged. First, nature is critical infrastructure, underpinning every business and financial transaction. Protecting and restoring it needs to become a fundamental part of how companies operate, with greater value placed on living ecosystems rather than simply their extracted resources.

Second, many of the solutions already exist, but greater coordination is needed. Important and complementary work is happening across different sectors and organisations, and bringing those people together, connecting their ideas and helping them tell their stories can accelerate progress.

And third, people must remain at the centre of the conversation. Technology can supercharge impact, but lasting change depends on people, from early childhood development and Indigenous stewardship to green jobs and community-led action.

Across Nature Day, these themes were explored through a packed programme of conversations and events. Alongside WWF-UK, we examined the financial mechanisms needed to help end deforestation and how businesses can make a practical transition towards a nature-positive economy.

EY, Climate Collective and the Schwab Foundation’s AI Coalition for Social & Nature Innovation brought together social entrepreneurs and funders to explore how investment in biodiversity and nature-focused innovation can grow alongside rapidly developing technologies such as AI.

The Ocean Conservation Trust brought the ocean centre stage, demonstrating how storytelling, strategic communication and culture can help build momentum for ocean action. Meanwhile, Project Everyone and the United Nations Youth Office hosted another Unscripted session, connecting young changemakers with senior leaders for open and honest conversations about the future of our planet.

Free The Sea hosted a roundtable focused on tackling plastic pollution and the question of why, when many of the tools to prevent it already exist, plastic continues to reach our oceans.

The Alana Foundation brought together experts from healthcare, education, urban nature and policy to share lived experience and practical ideas for creating healthier childhoods on a changing planet.

As the day moved into the evening, WWF-UK and KPMG hosted a panel and reception to launch the Path to Resilience report, exploring how businesses can support a truly people-centred transition.

Nature Day closed with NATCAP for Nature, hosted by THE NAT, EY and 500 Global, bringing together changemakers from across the nature community to celebrate the work already happening and carry the momentum of London Climate Action Week forward.

A huge thank you to all of the partners, speakers, collaborators and attendees who joined us and helped make Nature Day such an energising moment for collective action.