Global Program on Sustainability

8th Global Policy Forum on Natural Capital 2026

The 8th Global Policy Forum on Natural Capital will showcase how robust data and evidence on natural capital can be integrated into investment decisions, policy frameworks, and financial systems — with concrete results from countries already leading the way.

Better Finance, Stronger Forests: Structuring Sovereign Performance-Linked ...

This seminar will showcase how sustainability-linked financial instruments can be applied to support forest preservation and deforestation prevention, aiming to provide participants with a clear, practice-oriented understanding of how sustainability-linked finance can be used to support forest outcomes across diverse country contexts.

Paving the Way for Türkiye’s Green Future

Türkiye’s partnership with GPS exemplifies how targeted analytical and advisory support can empower a nation to meet its sustainability goals, benefiting government, communities, and international partners alike, positioning Türkiye as a leader in green growth and sustainable trade in the region.

Taxonomy Implementation: Experience and Insights from Emerging Economies

This webinar will explore how emerging economies are addressing these challenges and moving from taxonomy design to practical application.

GPS FY25 Annual Report

This year's report showcases the breadth of our work: GPS is simultaneously harnessing the power of analytics and partnerships and shifting the intellectual discourse through groundbreaking research, while increasingly emphasizing social inclusion.

Nature-Based Solutions Power Rwanda’s Urban Future

Kigali is bringing nearly 500 hectares of urban wetlands back to life—the largest city-wide urban wetland rehabilitation in Africa and one of the largest in the world.

Rwanda’s Partnership with the Global Program on Sustainability

Rwanda’s commitment to sustainability is being woven into its national strategy with support from GPS

New Data Set: Using CWON and ESG Data Together

Articles for data users looking for technical guidance on how to use these datasets and tools.

How African Nations are Redefining Economic Value for Resilient Development

With support from the World Bank’s Global Program on Sustainability (GPS), some of the most compelling leadership on NCA, and valuing nature, is emerging from Africa.

The Natural Capital Data Hub

The Natural Capital Data Hub is a one-stop platform connecting users to the World Bank’s key datasets on wealth and sustainability—making complex data accessible for analysis, policy, and storytelling

Kenya Launches Bold New Data Strategies to Power Sustainable Development

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) launched two transformative frameworks: the Second Kenya Strategy for Development of Statistics (KSDS2) and the National Plan for Advancement of Environmental Economic Accounting (NPAEEA).

Sustainability-Linked Finance (SLF) Framework

In a move poised to reshape sustainable development financing in Africa, Côte d’Ivoire announced the launch of its innovative Sustainability-Linked Finance (SLF) Framework.

Nigeria Moves Toward Institutionalizing Natural Capital Accounting

At the 2025 Natural Capital Accounting Conference, stakeholders from across Nigeria’s environmental and economic sectors came together to advance the country’s efforts to integrate nature into its national economic planning.

Enhancing Conservation Through Data-Driven Decision-Making in Zambia

Zambia is updating its Wildlife and Protected Areas Accounts under the Zambia Natural Capital Accounting Program, supported by GPS.

Revisiting comprehensive wealth

Two decades ago, the World Bank established the Changing Wealth of Nations (CWON) series that measures comprehensive national wealth to monitor long-term economic progress through a country’s full portfolio of assets.

The Changing Wealth of Nations 2024

Revisit the launch of The Changing Wealth of Nations (CWON) report. The World Bank’s CWON program provides the most comprehensive wealth database currently available.

Supporting Private Trees for Nepal’s Green, Resilient, and Inclusive ...

Private tree planting on farms can also help build forest cover and boost livelihoods in Nepal. Nepal’s forest cover has expanded from 25% to 46% over the last 25 years.

Adoption of land restoration activities in Ethiopia

This report examines the gender-labor dimensions of the adoption of land restoration activities by smallholder agricultural households in rural Ethiopia.

Greening the Desert

Uzbekistan employs landscape restoration with native flora, supported by the World Bank’s GPS and the Central Asia RESILAND Program, to address environmental and economic challenges.

GPS and the World Bank Group at COP16 on Biodiversity

GPS and the World Bank Group are attending the Conference of the Parties (COP16) on Biodiversity to support the unprecedented ambition enshrined in the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).