Costa Rica, the small Central American country with big biodiversity value has stood out as a forerunner for environmental conservation in the region. It has promoted technological innovation, knowledge and research, citizen participation, sustained economic development, decreased inequalities, and...Read more
Natural Capital
BIOFIN LAC workshop 2018
Nature-based finance solutions are emerging across the Latin American region in raising finance critical to conserving and better managing biodiversity. Adriana Dinu, Executive Coordinator UNDP/GEF, joined by experts and officials from Cuba, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemal...Read more
In the quest to ensure Zambia's biodiversity finance plan truly reflects the financing issues affecting key biodiversity sectors, BIOFIN-Zambia developed the documentary above titled "Biodiversity financing landscape in Zambia". In the documentary, biodiversity loss in key biodiversity sectors such...Read more
By BIOFIN-Cuba Miembros del grupo coordinador de la iniciativa BIOFIN- Cuba reconocieron la relevancia de apoyar la conservación de los recursos fitogenéticos para la alimentación y la agricultura en consonancia con la Meta 13 del Programa Nacional para la Diversidad Biológica (PNDB), la cual aboga...Read more
biofin 3gc
Highlights from the 3rd global BIOFIN conference (6-8 March 2018) By Onno van den Heuvel, James Maiden & Tim Scott Investing in nature-based solutions can produce multiple social, environmental, and economic benefits and accelerate progress on the Aichi conservation targets and Sustainable Developme...Read more