Protected Areas

Long-tailed macacque at the Wildlife Rescue Center

9 May 2019

#KeepThemWild: Corporate Social Responsibility program for mobilising resources for the illegally-traded, confiscated and surrendered wildlife

Quezon City, Philippines (13 April 2019) – To raise funds for the refurbishment of homes for confiscated illegally-traded and surrendered wildlife, BIOFIN Philippines together with the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Faber-Castell, Wildlife Rescue Center (WRC) of Biodiversity Management Bureau, Haribon Fo...Read more

cranes Bhutan

19 Apr 2019

Happiness Needs to Be Financed Too – A New Generation of Conservation Finance in Bhutan

By James Maiden and Onno van den Heuvel Nestled among the peaks of the Himalayas between China and India – Bhutan is a land of remote mountain valleys, rich in natural wonders – and with a population less than one million, one of the most sparsely populated countries in Asia. Contrary to the decline...Read more

21 Mar 2019

Online course on Biodiversity Finance

The world’s natural capital is worth US$125 trillion per year. This number exceeds the global GDP. The food we eat, the clean air we breathe, our water, medicine, and places for recreation all depend on nature. Humanity depends on nature. Yet, we have historically ignored its value. Nature’s service...Read more

georgia event

13 Mar 2019

Making the business case: Securing increased budget for biodiversity in Georgia

A 1000% spike in funding for biodiversity programs has been secured for the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture in 2019. The small country of Georgia, nestled on the southern slopes of the Caucuses mountain range is home to rich biodiversity and is part of two global biodiversity hots...Read more

Tamara

6 Mar 2019

BioCamp for Conservation

Finance needed to save the Philippines’ Tamaraws BioCamp for conservation by UNDP Ecosystems & Biodiversity on ExposureRead more