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Over 130 countries come together in Chile to boost nature finance and support global biodiversity targets

May

6 May 2025, Santiago, Chile - The world’s largest-ever gathering on nature-finance opened in Chile on Tuesday, as over 130 countries rallied behind global biodiversity goals, exploring bold innovations —...

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Nature Is Infrastructure Podcast

Nature Is Infrastructure: Why Investing in Biodiversity Is Investing in Africa's Economy

July
What if forests, wetlands and wildlife were viewed the same way as roads, power grids or water systems? Across Africa, governments are increasingly doing just that. Rather than viewing biodiversity...Read more
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From digital payments to forest protection: How Kyrgyzstan is strengthening biodiversity finance

June
A modernized digital platform is making it easier to pay for forestry services, increasing government revenues, and creating a stronger financial foundation for protecting Kyrgyzstan's forests. Protecting forests requires more...Read more
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Expanded protected areas, public finance and sovereign bonds drive Europe, Asia, and the Pacific towards 2030 nature targets

June
Antalya, Türkiye, 16 June 2026 — As countries approach the halfway mark to global biodiversity targets for 2030, public sector action across Europe, Asia and the Pacific is playing a...Read more
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India launches the world's first certification scheme to reward biodiversity benefit-sharing

June
New voluntary certification scheme aims to turn biodiversity compliance into a competitive business advantage while strengthening community benefits and conservation financing. India has become the first country in the world...Read more
EAPAC Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance

Six key trends to watch at the upcoming EAPAC Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance

June
The 12th Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance will bring together policymakers, practitioners and finance experts from across Europe, Asia and the Pacific in Antalya, Türkiye, from 16–18 June 2026. The...Read more

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