As part of the exhibition “Echoes of the Earth: Economy and Ecosystems”, BIOFIN’s National Coordinator, Daniela Torres moderated a panel titled “Investing in Biodiversity”, with the participation of the Director of Sustainable Finance of the Ministry of Finance, Fernanda Montero; the Advisor to impl...Read more
Sustainable Development
Mexican companies working towards conserving and restoring the forests of the country were awarded in November at the second edition of the Bóscares Awards – a play on the Spanish word for forests (bosques) and Oscars (referring to the Academy Awards). The awards are organized by Reforestamos México...Read more
BIOFIN Kyrgyzstan together with UNEP and PAGE is working on a finance solution to reform harmful agricultural subsidies in the small Central Asian nation. The initiative is backed by global targets to reform harmful subsidies and the BIOFIN assessments indicating great potential benefits for the cou...Read more
Representatives from different sectors came together in October to witness how the Tamaraw Conservation Programme (TCP) and Mounts Iglit-Baco Natural Park (MIBNP) rangers risk their lives to protect the tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis), a wild buffalo found only on the island of Mindoro in the Philippi...Read more
The Government of Belize launched Phase II of BIOFIN in mid-October, as the program moves into the important stage of implementing finance solutions in the small Caribbean nation. Belize’s economy and population rely heavily on nature and significant parts of the GDP are derived from sectors such as...Read more