Videogames can positively influence how people view the world. Since the very first videogame, Bertie the Brain, was unveiled in 1950, developers have conjured a bewildering array of worlds for us to explore. From Nintendo’s iconic 1985 Family Computer hit Super Mario to Nokia’s addictive 1997 Snake...Read more
Philippines
DENR and UNDP seal the partnership with the Province of Negros Oriental to mobilize finance for nature with support from the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, 18 September 2023 – Negros Oriental Governor Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria, Department of Environment and Nat...Read more
‘Biodiversity Finance Solutions Exhibition - 5th BIOFIN Global Conference’ This poster is part of an series of all BIOFIN countries and showcases the innovative (existing or potential) finance solutions and work of the countries and partners. As part of the 5th Global Conference on Biodiversity Fina...Read more
By Ronja Fischer, Research Consultant, BIOFIN I stood at the river, staring at the hiking trail that led to the ranger stations at the Mts. Iglit-Baco Natural Park in the island of Mindoro, Philippines. On the other side of the river, the rangers, who were a mix of Tau-buid (indigenous people of the...Read more
By Midori Paxton, Head, Ecosystems and Biodiversity, UNDP Let us step back in time to more than 2000 years ago, when Chinese philosophical and historical texts contained sophisticated conceptions of nature and our place within it. Daoism, a school of philosophical thought popular to this day, focuse...Read more