Philippines

Mariana ballot

13 Jul 2018

BIOFIN shares five years of experience and the road ahead at the CBD SBI 2 in Montreal

Experts from BIOFIN shared some of the main lessons learned from the past years of the project at its side event on July 11 at the Convention for Biological Diversity's (CBD) SBI meeting. BIOFIN was recognised as an important capacity development process in more than 30 countries in mobilising resou...Read more

MPSL-TEFI MOA signing

20 Dec 2017

Team Energy Foundation, Inc. puts in money for the conservation of protected areas in the Philippines

By Angelique F. Ogena* Pangasinan, Philippines – BIOFIN has helped engage the private sector to support financing of the Philippines biodiversity strategy in October, through a new partnership between a large energy company's foundation and a protected area. Team Energy Foundation, Inc. (TEFI) signe...Read more

UP students waiting for the commencement of the elimination round of the 30th Annual Open Debate Tournament at Malcolm Hall Theater

25 Sep 2017

BIOFIN-UNDP Philippines, UP Pi Sigma Fraternity hold a debate on mobilizing biodiversity financing from unconventional sources

By Angelique Ogena and Alton Durban Quezon City, Philippines – For the second consecutive year, UNDP, through BIOFIN, partnered with the University of the Philippines Pi Sigma Fraternity in holding the 30th Annual Open Debate Tournament. The yearly debate competition, which is the longest running in...Read more

Bhutan south south exchange

18 Sep 2017

Bhutan, Thailand, and Philippines progress biodiversity finance solutions during South-South Exchange

By Niran Nirannoot - BIOFIN Thailand, Angelique Ogena - BIOFIN Philippines, Ngawang Gyeltshen - BIOFIN Bhutan and Jigme Dorji - UNDP Bhutan, and James Maiden - BIOFIN Global A delegation from BIOFIN Bhutan visited the Philippines and Thailand under a south-south exchange programme between the BIOFIN...Read more

workshop philippines

30 Jun 2017

Women and the sustainable management of nature at the local level in the Philippines

By Angelique F. Ogena I met Raquel and Donna in a workshop back in May. Both women hold local government positions instrumental to the sustainable management of the Naujan Lake National Park (NLNP). In the workshop, local conservation practitioners, such as Raquel and Donna, were trained on how to s...Read more