BIOFIN News and Media

New fund launched to catalyze US$200 million for tiger landscape conservation

June
Seville, June 30 – An innovative new financing mechanism for tiger landscape conservation was launched today during the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville, Spain. Led by...Read more

Six Countries Leading the Way in Africa's New Era of Biodiversity Finance

June
From 25 to 27 June 2025, more than 55 countries from Africa and the Arab States are gathering in Rwanda for the 11 th Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance. The...Read more

Nature-Finance Innovations Take Centre Stage at Africa and Arab States Conference in Kigali

June
KIGALI, Rwanda – 25 June 2025 - More than 150 biodiversity-finance experts and senior government officials from over 55 countries across Africa and the Arab States are meeting in Kigali...Read more

The Future is Local: Local Conservation Leaders for Sustainable and Resilient Communities

June
By Dr. Selva Ramachandran, UNDP Philippines Resident Representative Local government units play a pivotal role in safeguarding the country’s natural wealth for future generations. They are at the forefront of...Read more

Turning trash into treasure: launching a new Community-Led Waste Bank in Phetchaburi, Thailand

June
A new chapter in sustainable waste management and coastal conservation is unfolding in Thailand. The United Nations Development Programme’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP-BIOFIN), in collaboration with the Raks Thai Foundation...Read more