Biodiversity Finance

Biodiversity is under acute threat in Mongolia, a country with vast landscapes and diverse ecosystems harboring unique flora and fauna.
Biodiversity is under acute threat in Mongolia, a country with vast landscapes and diverse ecosystems harboring unique flora and fauna.
The improved implementation of the Mongolian law on payment for the use of natural resources has tripled the country's environmental expenditure
The UNDP Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) has supported Mongolia in improving the effectiveness of a law on natural resource user fees. This led to an increase in the budget for environmental protection including biodiversity conservation. In 2023, revenues from the Natural Resource Use Paym...Read more
GLOBE Workshop organized in Bangkok, Thailand by UNDP BIOFIN and ONEP.
GLOBE Workshop organized in Bangkok, Thailand by UNDP BIOFIN and ONEP.
From the nature crisis to nature recovery: insights from the Global Biodiversity Expenditure Taxonomy Workshop in Thailand
Niran Nirannoot, BIOFIN Manager, Thailand, and Annabelle Trinidad, Senior Technical Advisor of Global BIOFIN BIOFIN Thailand organized the Global Biodiversity Expenditure Taxonomy workshop on 14 May 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. The aim was to gather insights from experts on biodiversity attribution ra...Read more
3 April 2024, Blantyre, Malawi - Participants of the 10th Africa Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance
3 April 2024, Blantyre, Malawi - Participants of the 10th Africa Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance
Advancing Biodiversity Conservation: 10th Africa Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance
3 April 2024 – Blantyre: Planet Earth requires approximately U S$ 950 billion annually for the restoration and protection of its imperiled ecosystems, vital for sustaining livelihoods. Yet, only an average of US $ 121 billion is allocated each year for biodiversity conservation. Closing this financi...Read more
Ecological Fiscal transfers emerge on the island of Java
Ecological Fiscal transfers emerge on the island of Java
Ecological Fiscal transfers emerge on the island of Java
Bayuni Shantiko [1] and Sopian Hidayat [2] Indonesia’s work on ecological fiscal transfer (EFT) has advanced with the approval of Governor Regulation No. 61/2023, providing guidelines on financial assistance to municipal governments. This regulation was approved by the Central Java governor in Decem...Read more