Biodiversity Finance

Speakers of the event

27 Feb 2024

Can the repurposing of environmental harmful subsidies be an unexpected success?

Growing evidence shows well-intended subsidies aimed at socio-economic goals can have unintended negative and costly impacts on the environment. On 26 February, on the margins of the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) of the United...Read more

Stakeholders gather for a group photo at the Launch of three green finance solutions by BIOFIN at Intercontinental Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia on the 7th of February 2024

26 Feb 2024

BIOFIN Zambia is driving the transformation of green finance with the launch of three key financial solutions

On 7 and 8 February 2024, BIOFIN Zambia took a decisive step with the launch of three financing solutions derived from Zambia’s Biodiversity Finance Plan. These solutions are poised to revolutionize Zambia's green finance landscape thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Green Finance Mainstreami...Read more

20 Feb 2024

Inicia actividades la Alianza para el financiamiento a la conservación y restauración comunitaria de la biodiversidad

Ciudad de México.- La Alianza para el financiamiento a la conservación y restauración comunitaria de la biodiversidad, integrada por tres grupos temáticos, inició actividades el pasado 29 de enero para definir una estrategia de trabajo que permita proveer acceso a los pueblos indígenas y las comunid...Read more

February 2024, Almaty, Kazakhstan

8 Feb 2024

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan take on the GLOBE

25 environmental finance experts, including government officials, technical specialists and international experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan came together at a sub-regional meeting in Almaty in February 2024 to discuss the Global Biodiversity Expenditure (GLOBE) Taxonomy. Currently,...Read more

The Nature of Subsidies

25 Jan 2024

Launch of the Nature of Subsidies: A step-by-step guide to repurpose subsidies harmful to biodiversity and improve their impacts on people and nature.

The release of the guideline "The Nature of Subsidies: A step-by-step guide to repurpose subsidies harmful to biodiversity and improve their impacts on people and nature" by the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) marks a pivotal moment in the...Read more