Finance Solutions

Since 1900, the Philippines has lost nearly two-thirds of its forests, shrinking its forest cover from 21 million hectares to just seven million in the 2010s. Despite existing illegal logging bans, the Philippines loses an estimated 52,000 trees daily due to deforestation, land conversion, and agric...Read more

How can we close the biodiversity finance gap—and turn global goals into national action? The answer starts with a plan. Registration is NOW OPEN for our new, free online course: Biodiversity Finance: Designing and Implementing Finance Plans for Nature ! This free, practical course is designed to eq...Read more

4 July 2025, Buenos Aires, Argentina - The launch was attended by national and subnational authorities, private and development banks, civil society representatives, international cooperation agencies, and academics. As part of the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) of the United Nations Devel...Read more

By Dr. Selva Ramachandran, UNDP Philippines Resident Representative Local government units play a pivotal role in safeguarding the country’s natural wealth for future generations. They are at the forefront of building resilient and sustainable communities in the face of rapid urbanization, climate c...Read more

KIGALI, Rwanda – 25 June 2025 - More than 150 biodiversity-finance experts and senior government officials from over 55 countries across Africa and the Arab States are meeting in Kigali this week to showcase innovative nature finance solutions and turn conservation plans into investments that delive...Read more