Biodiversity Finance

Photo: Hambardzum Matevosyan, Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister of Armenia and Chair of the COP-17 Organizing Committee
Photo: Hambardzum Matevosyan, Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister of Armenia and Chair of the COP-17 Organizing Committee
Armenia launches BIOFIN to advance biodiversity financing
Yerevan, 28 March 2025 – Armenia officially launched the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) project today at an event held at UN House. The four-year initiative, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Armenia, is ex...Read more
Photo: UNDP Ecuador
Photo: UNDP Ecuador
The Quito Environment Fund has a new Fundraising Strategy
The Quito Environment Fund's Fundraising and Financial Sustainability Strategy presents a comprehensive and systematic approach to improving fundraising capacity and ensuring the financial sustainability of biodiversity conservation in Ecuador’s capital city. On March 26, at the Center for Contempor...Read more
Greening agricultural finance in Colombia
Greening agricultural finance in Colombia
Colombia leads the way in greening agricultural finance to protect biodiversity
Bogotá, D.C | 19 March 2025 — Colombia is advancing in its efforts to transform its agricultural sector into a sustainable production model. This shift is driven by public and private sector collaboration, international cooperation, and increasingly, the financial sector's involvement. A critical pa...Read more
"Animal Town" – an innovative game app for biodiversity conservation
"Animal Town" – an innovative game app for biodiversity conservation
"Animal Town" – an innovative game app created by BIOFIN Philippines – engages gamers in biodiversity conservation
An innovative mobile game is using entertainment as a tool to raise awareness and mobilize resources. "Animal Town", developed through UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) in the Philippines, engages players in conservation-themed gameplay while generating financial support for environmen...Read more