Biodiversity Finance

"Animal Town" – an innovative game app for biodiversity conservation

17 Mar 2025

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

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 in conservation-themed gameplay while generating financial support for environmen...Read more

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10 Mar 2025

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

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 23.896). This legislation enables the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC...Read more

Official launch of BIOFIN in mainland Tanzania

7 Mar 2025

Tanzania officialy launches BIOFIN to advance biodiversity conservation in its mainland

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 Tanzania to close the financial gap in biodiversity conservation and support the country’s...Read more

Insurance workshop in Zambia

5 Mar 2025

Driving Sustainability in Zambia’s Insurance Sector: BIOFIN Equips CEOs with ESG & Green Finance Strategies

The Zambian insurance sector is entering a new era of sustainability, placing a strong emphasis on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles and green finance. This transformation was underscored during a training workshop organized by the Pensions and Insurance Authority (PIA), with te...Read more

BIOFIN Private Financial Sector Training participants

3 Mar 2025

Unlocking green finance: Namibia’s financial sector gears up for biodiversity conservation

By Frida Frans, Biodiversity Finance Specialist 26-28 February 2025, Walvis Bay, Namibia - The urgency of integrating biodiversity conservation into Namibia’s financial and private sectors has never been more critical than it is today. As global attention conversation intensifies on the environmenta...Read more