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 —...

Over 50 Countries to Design and Implement National Biodiversity Finance Plans with Support from BIOFIN and the Global Environment Facility

July

July 2025 — More than 50 countries have launched national biodiversity finance processes by mid-2025, with support from UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) and the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF). Progress...Read more

How a fintech app in the Philippines helps to restore forests and empower local communities

July

Since 1900, the Philippines has lost nearly two-thirds of its forests, shrinking its forest cover from 21 million hectares to just seven million in the 2010s. Despite existing illegal logging...Read more

Registration is now open for a New Online Course on Biodiversity Finance

July

How can we close the biodiversity finance gap—and turn global goals into national action? The answer starts with a plan. Registration is NOW OPEN for our new, free online course...Read more

15 Pacific countries officially launched BIOFIN with the support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Pacific island countries unite to launch regional Biodiversity Finance Programme

July

Pacific Harbour, Fiji, 9 July 2025. – Government representatives from 15 Pacific Island Countries and Territories have convened this week at The Pearl Resort in Pacific Harbour to officially launch...Read more

FIRE Argentina launched: a UNDP tool to facilitate biodiversity financing

July

4 July 2025, Buenos Aires, Argentina - The launch was attended by national and subnational authorities, private and development banks, civil society representatives, international cooperation agencies, and academics. As part...Read more