Sustainable Development

Hummingbird by Zdeněk Macháček

18 Nov 2021

Day 1 of pan-regional dialogues inspires action for nature

BIOFIN experts were joined by government, civil society, and youth representatives yesterday for Day 1 of a first-of-its-kind pan-regional dialogue for countries to share experiences and lessons learned on delivering financial solutions that work for people and planet.Read more

A hand through grass

16 Nov 2021

Resilience in Diversity: Financing Nature and Biodiversity

The message is clear, we are in a planetary emergency.Read more

By Pablo Torres

12 Nov 2021

Promoting the green economy in Ecuador's growing popular & solidarity sector

As in the rest of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador had immense impacts on the economy. This was particularly felt by organisations in the 'popular and solidarity' sector, a sector described by the ILO as the "concept designating enterprises and organizations, in particular cooperatives, m...Read more

Zebras in Malawi by Ray Aucott

7 Sep 2021

Big step for nature-positive public budgeting in Malawi

The Government of Malawi has made a huge stride in its efforts towards a nature-positive future by agreeing and approving the institutionalization of biodiversity expenditure coding in the public accounting system, effective from the 2022/23 financial year, which will increase the allocation of reso...Read more

2 Sep 2021

Placing indigenous communities and finance leaders at the heart of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

By Onno van den Heuvel, BIOFIN Global Manager This week I had the opportunity participate in the high-level pre-CBD COP event organised by the Government of Colombia, laying the groundwork for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The event, personally hosted by the President of Colombia Iván...Read more