Biodiversity Finance

By Eva Bortolotti and Rejoyce Shozi On 22 May 2026, South Africa hosts the International Day for Biological Diversity under the theme “Acting Locally for Global Impact.” The message could not be more relevant: protecting nature starts with local action: in communities, landscapes, and ecosystems whe...Read more

What if a few minutes on your phone, between shopping, commuting, or waiting for coffee, could help restore a mangrove forest? For most people, financing nature still feels distant, technical, or reserved for governments and donors. The NEXTOPIA Gaming App, launched in Thailand, changes that dynamic...Read more

The Biodiversity Finance Trends 2025 report from The Nature Conservancy offers an encouraging snapshot of global progress. It shows that finance for nature continued to increase between 2019 and 2023, with growing momentum across international finance, private sector engagement, and national biodive...Read more

During a recent UNDP Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) webinar, experts from UNDP BIOFIN, Sciences Po and participating countries explored one of the most complex challenges in biodiversity finance: why environmentally harmful subsidies remain so difficult to redesign, and how behavioural sci...Read more

Across landscapes and seascapes, women are central to protecting and restoring nature. They manage forests and farmlands, safeguard watersheds, sustain agrobiodiversity, and support community resilience. They are often the first to notice biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. Their knowledge...Read more