Tracey Cumming is the BIOFIN project leader in the Department of Environmental Affairs in South Africa. In this Report from the Field, Tracey comments on biodiversity challenges and BIOFIN approach in the country. As the new National Biodiversity Strategy is shaping up in South Africa, what are the...Read more
Biodiversity Finance
Gretchen Aquino, BIOFIN lead expert on the Political and Institutional Review in Philippines, explains how BIOFIN worked on this report. What are the main economic sectors that impact biodiversity in the Philippines? In the BIOFIN-Philippines workshops covering the Policy and Institutional Review, w...Read more
The South American country has passed two new policy instruments to mainstream biodiversity directly into the public finance system. As part of efforts to ensure adequate financing for biological diversity, Peru officially adopted two key policy instruments to increase the quality and number of publ...Read more
Through BIOFIN, Uganda is undertaking an assessment of its expenditures related to biodiversity, and assesses its financial needs to reach all national biodiversity targets. Recently, Uganda announced BIOFIN was launched in the country to support biodiversity conservation through implementation of i...Read more
Kazakhstan hosted a conference on shared experiences among countries regarding nature capital accounting and Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES). The conference, held in Astana last month, shared experiences among countries regarding nature capital accounting through evaluation of ecosystem service...Read more