Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Experts from BIOFIN shared some of the main lessons learned from the past years of the project at its side event on July 11 at the Convention for Biological Diversity's (CBD) SBI meeting. BIOFIN was recognised as an important capacity development process in more than 30 countries in mobilising resou...Read more

CBD SBI 2, Montreal, Canada – Side event Wednesday 11 July 2018, 13:15 – 14:45 | Room 7 B, 3 rd Floor - JUSCANZ The Biodiversity Finance Initiative, known as BIOFIN, was initiated in 2012 to develop a methodology for bottom up assessments of biodiversity expenditures and national finance needs, and...Read more

Costa Rica, the small Central American country with big biodiversity value has stood out as a forerunner for environmental conservation in the region. It has promoted technological innovation, knowledge and research, citizen participation, sustained economic development, decreased inequalities, and...Read more

Protecting and conserving biodiversity and ecosystems and the valuable resources they provide is crucial for the Seychelles, where tourism and fisheries are the backbone of the economy. Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Wallace Cosgrow said the Government is aware of the necessity...Read more

Nature-based finance solutions are emerging across the Latin American region in raising finance critical to conserving and better managing biodiversity. Adriana Dinu, Executive Coordinator UNDP/GEF, joined by experts and officials from Cuba, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemal...Read more