News and Media Mayo 2024

Photo: UNDP Kazakhstan. East Kazakhstan region, Belukha Mountain range.
Photo: UNDP Kazakhstan. East Kazakhstan region, Belukha Mountain range.
When the BIOFIN process began in Kazakhstan about ten years ago, it was realized that funding for protected areas was limited. The government wanted to change this with the support of UNDP-BIOFIN. Initially, a clause was included in the 2017 law on protected areas. This clause states that the manage...Read more
Biodiversity is under acute threat in Mongolia, a country with vast landscapes and diverse ecosystems harboring unique flora and fauna.
Biodiversity is under acute threat in Mongolia, a country with vast landscapes and diverse ecosystems harboring unique flora and fauna.
The UNDP Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) has supported Mongolia in improving the effectiveness of a law on natural resource user fees. This led to an increase in the budget for environmental protection including biodiversity conservation. In 2023, revenues from the Natural Resource Use Paym...Read more
GLOBE Workshop organized in Bangkok, Thailand by UNDP BIOFIN and ONEP.
GLOBE Workshop organized in Bangkok, Thailand by UNDP BIOFIN and ONEP.
Niran Nirannoot, BIOFIN Manager, Thailand, and Annabelle Trinidad, Senior Technical Advisor of Global BIOFIN BIOFIN Thailand organized the Global Biodiversity Expenditure Taxonomy workshop on 14 May 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. The aim was to gather insights from experts on biodiversity attribution ra...Read more
Ciudad de México, a 8 de mayo del 2024. – El pasado 26 de abril, la Iniciativa Finanzas para la Biodiversidad (BIOFIN) del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) en México, con el apoyo del Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), llevó a cabo un taller para presentar una...Read more