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
Biodiversity Finance
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
3 April 2024 – Blantyre: Planet Earth requires approximately U S$ 950 billion annually for the restoration and protection of its imperiled ecosystems, vital for sustaining livelihoods. Yet, only an average of US $ 121 billion is allocated each year for biodiversity conservation. Closing this financi...Read more
Bayuni Shantiko [1] and Sopian Hidayat [2] Indonesia’s work on ecological fiscal transfer (EFT) has advanced with the approval of Governor Regulation No. 61/2023, providing guidelines on financial assistance to municipal governments. This regulation was approved by the Central Java governor in Decem...Read more
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