Sustainable Development

UNDP is exploring innovative ways to unlock the potential of human-wildlife conflict insurance. The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) and The Insurance & Risk Finance Facility (IRFF) – two UNDP programmes - recently held a workshop with partners, including WWF, to explore ways insurance can b...Read more

Nature conservation can be a challenge, especially for local governments. Protected areas can reap tremendous benefits for a country, and indeed the planet. But often local governments must deal with a double bind of having to shoulder the costs of conserving the land and water as well as the costs...Read more

The Biodiversity Finance Plan (2018 – 2022) for Thailand has been officially acknowledged by the Royal Thai Government as the major policy tool to implement biodiversity finance solutions. "This highlights the great strides our work has made in Thailand in supporting both biodiversity and the aims o...Read more

South Africa remains one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. The country is home to 10% of the world’s plant species and 7% of its reptile, bird and mammal species. Furthermore, endemism rates reach 56% for amphibians, 65% for plants and up to 70% for invertebrates. The Government of Sout...Read more