Green Economy

The government of Indonesia issued its first Islamic ‘green’ sovereign bond known as Green Sukuk in early 2018, listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and NASDAQ Dubai. It has attracted investment of around US$ 1.25 billion. The green bond and green sukuk framework that was recently developed has se...Read more

By Onno van den Heuvel Finance Leaders gathered recently in Egypt to debate the past, present and future of financing conservation during a parallel event of the High Level Segment of the CBD COP 14. The event brought together a diverse range of leaders in the lead up to the COP negotiations which a...Read more

BIOFIN launched the 2018 Workbook at the CBD COP14 in Egypt together with donors from Germany, Switzerland and Flanders and more than 100 biodiversity finance policy makers and advocates. The Workbook was first launched in 2014 and revamped again in 2016 and this new edition in 2018. Through the inn...Read more

Cebu, Philippines — Experts from 20 countries across Europe, Asia and the Pacific gathered today to debate effective solutions and share experiences and best practices in biodiversity conservation financing. In an effort to close the significant gap in resources needed to properly conserve nature an...Read more

Media Breakfast and a Public Forum on Economic Development and Biodiversity Conservation in Mozambique During Biodiversity week, BIOFIN Mozambique partnered with BIOFUND and Combo Project/WCS in organizing two important events in Maputo to raise awareness on the urgent need of harmonizing economic d...Read more