BIOFIN News and Media

The Quito Environment Fund has a new Fundraising Strategy

March
The Quito Environment Fund's Fundraising and Financial Sustainability Strategy presents a comprehensive and systematic approach to improving fundraising capacity and ensuring the financial sustainability of biodiversity conservation in Ecuador’s capital...Read more

Colombia leads the way in greening agricultural finance to protect biodiversity

March
Bogotá, D.C | 19 March 2025 — Colombia is advancing in its efforts to transform its agricultural sector into a sustainable production model. This shift is driven by public and...Read more

"Animal Town" – an innovative game app created by BIOFIN Philippines – engages gamers in biodiversity conservation

March
An innovative mobile game is using entertainment as a tool to raise awareness and mobilize resources. "Animal Town", developed through UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) in the Philippines, engages players...Read more

Costa Rica’s Future Flows Securitization Bill for Protected Areas provides a replicable model for unlocking public-private finance

March
Costa Rica has taken a significant step towards strengthening biodiversity finance. On 24 February 2025, the Environment Commission of the Legislative Assembly approved the SINAC Future Flows Securitization Bill (File...Read more

Tanzania officialy launches BIOFIN to advance biodiversity conservation in its mainland

March
Dar es Salaam, 7 March 2025 - The Vice President’s Office, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has officially launched the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) in mainland...Read more