Global

The world’s natural capital is worth US$125 trillion per year. This number exceeds the global GDP. The food we eat, the clean air we breathe, our water, medicine, and places for recreation all depend on nature. Humanity depends on nature. Yet, we have historically ignored its value. Nature’s service...Read more

By Onno van den Heuvel Finance Leaders gathered recently in Egypt to debate the past, present and future of financing conservation during a parallel event of the High Level Segment of the CBD COP 14. The event brought together a diverse range of leaders in the lead up to the COP negotiations which a...Read more

The Prespa Ohrid ecoregion, covering parts of Albania, Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and including six protected areas, is not only rich in stunning nature, but also benefits from one of the world’s most innovative conservation financing approaches. The United Nations Developm...Read more

BIOFIN launched the 2018 Workbook at the CBD COP14 in Egypt together with donors from Germany, Switzerland and Flanders and more than 100 biodiversity finance policy makers and advocates. The Workbook was first launched in 2014 and revamped again in 2016 and this new edition in 2018. Through the inn...Read more

By Midori Paxton The planet is in crisis. The World Wildlife Fund has just released its 2018 Living Planet Report . Humans have wiped out 60 percent of animals between 1970 and 2014. The figures contained in the report are just a few symptoms of the dire state the planet is in. The 2030 Agenda is ev...Read more