By Sneha Verma, BIOFIN intern University students in Nepal are now being equipped with a deeper knowledge of how conservation finance can help protect and restore nature thanks to a partnership between UNDP-BIOFIN and Tribhuvan University. During the process of implementation of BIOFIN in Nepal, var...Read more
Biodiversity Finance
The Government of Uzbekistan and UNDP-BIOFIN held a high-level inception workshop on 1 December to kick start the country’s work around biodiversity finance, formerly launching as a BIOFIN methodology country. “The importance of this event cannot be overestimated, as the problems of sustainable deve...Read more
Dunes outside Niamey, the captital
Niger is the latest nation to join UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), becoming the 41 st country to do so, thanks to support from the government of Belgium. In the coming years they will measure, in cooperation with the Executive Secretariat of the National Environment Council for Sust...Read more
By Sonika Agarwal
The second day of BIOFIN's online pan-regional dialogue, joined by experts from Asia, Pacific, Eurasia, Europe, the Arab States, Africa Latin America and the Caribbean, triggered dynamic discussions around how governments, private sector, and civil society can innovate for biodiversity protection an...Read more
Hummingbird by Zdeněk Macháček
BIOFIN experts were joined by government, civil society, and youth representatives yesterday for Day 1 of a first-of-its-kind pan-regional dialogue for countries to share experiences and lessons learned on delivering financial solutions that work for people and planet.Read more