Conservation Finance

(c) Marino
(c) Marino
Investing in the Planet’s Safety Net
By Midori Paxton, Head, Ecosystems and Biodiversity, UNDP Let us step back in time to more than 2000 years ago, when Chinese philosophical and historical texts contained sophisticated conceptions of nature and our place within it. Daoism, a school of philosophical thought popular to this day, focuse...Read more
(C) Sreehari Devadas
(C) Sreehari Devadas
India: For action on biodiversity, we must know what to spend and where
An interview with V.B. Mathur, India’s official delegate to the fourth Nairobi negotiating session of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity By Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend Why is financing biodiversity conservation important for developing countries? What can you do without finance in your personal...Read more
(C) UNDP
(C) UNDP
Better together in Koh Tao, Thailand
By Watcharin Fasiriphorn, Mayor of Koh Tao sub-district Municipality Office, Koh Pha-ngan District, Surat Thani province, Thailand I first came here in 1987 as a public health officer for the Koh Tao Island community health post, treating patients and caring for the people here. It was not my intent...Read more
(C) Nubuwat Farhan
(C) Nubuwat Farhan
Fighting wildlife trafficking and rehabilitating species in Indonesia
By Desy Satya Chandradewi, Policy Analyst at Directorate Biodiversity Conservation, Species and Genetic, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia The illegal trade of wildlife – both plants and animals – is estimated to globally generate US$ 7 billion to US$ 23 billion per year fo...Read more
(c) UNDP
(c) UNDP
Unlocking the potential of Tarbagatai National park, Kazakhstan
By Alibek Tokymbayev, Director of the Tarbagatai National Park, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan has immense natural beauty and it has been a great honour working in a sector that contributes to its protection. I have been working in forestry for more than 35 years and have managed the Targabatai State Nationa...Read more