By working differently, businesses can shift from nature-negative business models to nature-positive ones.Read more
Zambia
The Red Colobus monkey, native in Zanzibar (c) Andrew Seidl
Biodiversity finance experts from across Africa and beyond came together in Zanzibar, Tanzania last week at the BIOFIN 8th African Regional Dialogue to share experiences and build their knowledge about biodiversity finance solutions. Around 50 experts from 12 participating African countries and BIOF...Read more
(c) Birger Strahl
By Bruno N Mweemba, BIOFIN Zambia Team Leader The Government of Zambia has passed a new bill to attract more local investment in nature-positive businesses across the country. Last month, President Hakainde Hichilema announced that Parliament passed the ZDA Amendment Bill which will see a reduction...Read more
By Sonika Agarwal
The second day of BIOFIN's online pan-regional dialogue, joined by experts from Asia, Pacific, Eurasia, Europe, the Arab States, Africa Latin America and the Caribbean, triggered dynamic discussions around how governments, private sector, and civil society can innovate for biodiversity protection an...Read more
By Bruno N Mweemba, BIOFIN Zambia Team Leader Zambia, through the Ministry of Finance, recently finalized the country’s Capital Markets Development Master Plan (CMDMP) in which green finance instruments related to biodiversity conservation and climate change were successfully mainstreamed. The core...Read more