BIOFIN News and Media

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 —...

Photo: Towering trees surround the dense forest of Sibalom Natural Park.

Empowering Local Communities to Finance Conservation Through Ecotourism in the Philippines

June

In Antique, Western Visayas, thrives a 6,700-hectare protected landscape that spans across 18 barangays— the Sibalom Natural Park . Legislated as a protected area under the Republic Act No. 11038...Read more

How Investing in Nature Can Strengthen the EU Global Gateway Agenda

June

2 June 2026, Brussels, Belgium - As the European Union advances its Global Gateway strategy to promote sustainable infrastructure and investment worldwide, policymakers, development partners, businesses and conservation experts gathered...Read more

UNDP and Central Asian Green University Launch Biodiversity Finance Academic Module at Eco Expo 2026

June

Samarkand, 3 June 2026 — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Central Asian Green University officially launched a new academic module on Biodiversity Finance today at Eco Expo...Read more

Photo: Bobotag, Uzbekistan, Unsplash / Anatolii Shcherbyna

From Crisis to Classroom: How Uzbekistan Is Educating the Next Generation of Nature Finance Leaders

June

UNDP and Central Asian Green University launch a landmark 'Biodiversity Finance' academic module at Eco Expo 2026, marking a pivotal step toward building the human capital needed to reverse nature...Read more

Launch of NEXTOPIA Gaming App at Siam Paragon in Bangkok, 22 May 2026

NEXTOPIA Gaming App: Turning Everyday Play into Conservation Finance

May

What if a few minutes on your phone, between shopping, commuting, or waiting for coffee, could help restore a mangrove forest? For most people, financing nature still feels distant, technical,...Read more