A new legislative agenda introduced into the Philippine Congress during 2016 is striving to mobilise greater public finance for crucial biodiversity and ecosystem protection and management. A recent Bill to reform the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act (the law governing protecte...Read more
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"The Tanon Strait lies between the Philippine islands of Negros and Cebus. It is a resting ground for whales, dolphins and home to rare marine plants. As biodiversity comes under threat, locals are getting involved in its protection". The German public TV service has released an episode for its Glob...Read more
Gretchen Aquino, BIOFIN lead expert on the Political and Institutional Review in Philippines, explains how BIOFIN worked on this report. What are the main economic sectors that impact biodiversity in the Philippines? In the BIOFIN-Philippines workshops covering the Policy and Institutional Review, w...Read more
Annabelle Trinidad is a public finance expert for BIOFIN in the Philippines. What are the 3 most important activities included in the National Biodiversity Action Plan that support country’s biodiversity conservation? The three most important activities from our Philippines Biodiversity Action Plan...Read more
Ramón J.P. Paje is the 19th Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines. In this interview he explains why biodiversity conservation matters so much for his country, and how the Biodiversity Finance Initiative is helping underpin his country's national strateg...Read more