Conservation Finance

Developing environmental fundraising solutions. BIOFIN Regional Dialogue delegates from all over the globe gather at the grounds of the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town held in South Africa.
Developing environmental fundraising solutions. BIOFIN Regional Dialogue delegates from all over the globe gather at the grounds of the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town held in South Africa.
5th Global Biodiversity Finance Conference in Cape Town Highlights New Opportunities to Finance Conservation
Planet Earth needs approximately USD950 billion per year to restore and protect its imperiled ecosystems necessary to people’s livelihoods, according to a 2020 study by the Nature Conservancy, Paulson Institute and Cornell University. However, only USD121 billion is spent on average per year to cons...Read more
Babagon Catchment in Sabah. Credit GEF SGP
Babagon Catchment in Sabah. Credit GEF SGP
Malaysia Advances Ecological Fiscal Transfer for biodiversity conservation
By Ainur Shalakhanova, Pek Chuan Gan, Onno van den Heuvel, Abbie Trinidad Conservation areas have many benefits for people that go beyond a local area. The cost associated with conservation measures are largely incurred at local level. Ecological fiscal transfers (EFT) help balance this out. It is a...Read more
H.E. Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium, Mr. Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP and Mr. Secretary General of the Ministry of Planning, announce the launch of BIOFIN Niger, 22/03/2023, UNDP photo
H.E. Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium, Mr. Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP and Mr. Secretary General of the Ministry of Planning, announce the launch of BIOFIN Niger, 22/03/2023, UNDP photo
Official launch of the BIOFIN initiative in Niger
Official launch this Wednesday (22/03/2023) in Niamey of the Biodiversity Finance Initiative in Niger (UNDP-BIOFIN). BIOFIN aims to support countries in developing and implementing a biodiversity finance plan for a sustainable future. While the economic value of natural assets represents nearly US$2...Read more