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
Biodiversity Finance
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
Tashkent, 10 March 2025— The UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), in collaboration with the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change and other partners in Uzbekistan, has developed a Biodiversity Finance Plan —a strategic roadmap for mobilizing resources to prote...Read more
26 February 2025, Rome, Italy – On the margins of the resumed session of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Rome, UNDP and UNEP officially launched the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the use of Digital Sequence...Read more
By Dr. Ruchi Pant, Head, NRM, and Biodiversity, and Ms Vibhupriya Singh, Consultant, NRM and Biodiversity, UNDP India. India, home to diverse ecosystems and a rich biocultural heritage, has updated its National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan (NBSAP) to better align with global conservation...Read more