Cartagena, Colombia – Tapping the huge potential of private investment into nature-based solutions is crucial for protecting the environment and sustainably developing economies, agreed experts at a prominent regional meeting for biodiversity finance in Cartagena this week. There is a large financia...Read more
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Countries from across the continent to exchange learning and experiences in Colombia 5 th BIOFIN Regional Dialogue for Latin America and the Caribbean, 10-14 June 2019 Latin America is leading the way in more sustainable and greener economies through a growing movement for investment in nature and n...Read more
Nature-based finance solutions are emerging across the Latin American region in raising finance critical to conserving and better managing biodiversity. Adriana Dinu, Executive Coordinator UNDP/GEF, joined by experts and officials from Cuba, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemal...Read more
Peru made a new important effort to mainstream biodiversity conservation into its broader development planning frameworks. In June 2016 the Ministry of Economy and Finance officially approved a new version of the General Guidelines for Public Investment Projects, incorporating a focus on sustainabil...Read more
The South American country has passed two new policy instruments to mainstream biodiversity directly into the public finance system. As part of efforts to ensure adequate financing for biological diversity, Peru officially adopted two key policy instruments to increase the quality and number of publ...Read more