News and Media octobre 2024

UNDP BIOFIN, the Green Finance Mainstreaming Working Group and Fund Managers – Green Bond Case Study Visit at CEC Renewables Photo credit – UNDP Zambia
UNDP BIOFIN, the Green Finance Mainstreaming Working Group and Fund Managers – Green Bond Case Study Visit at CEC Renewables Photo credit – UNDP Zambia
Zambia, like many developing nations, faces a significant financing gap in addressing urgent biodiversity and environmental challenges. As the country grapples with deteriorating natural resources, finding innovative financing solutions has become essential to achieving the goals outlined in its Nat...Read more
Boosting Ecotourism and Conservation in Bhutan Through River Rafting
Boosting Ecotourism and Conservation in Bhutan Through River Rafting
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Bhutan’s pristine rivers, renowned for offering some of the world's best white-water rafting experiences, are now at the heart of a new initiative aimed at enhancing both ecotourism and conservation. Through the UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), eight internationally certified river r...Read more
Photo: Entrepreneurial women from “Bio Warmi,” a business producing natural cosmetics based on medicinal plants, including soaps, shampoos, conditioners, essential oils, and ancestral medicine. Credit: CONAFIPS
Photo: Entrepreneurial women from “Bio Warmi,” a business producing natural cosmetics based on medicinal plants, including soaps, shampoos, conditioners, essential oils, and ancestral medicine. Credit: CONAFIPS
Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, home to an array of species of mammals and birds that are found nowhere else on the planet. The country also faces significant socio-economic challenges, with more than a quarter of its population living in poverty and 10.7% in extreme po...Read more