BIOFIN News and Media

Over 130 countries come together in Chile to boost nature finance and support global biodiversity targets

May

6 May 2025, Santiago, Chile - The world’s largest-ever gathering on nature-finance opened in Chile on Tuesday, as over 130 countries rallied behind global biodiversity goals, exploring bold innovations —...

Photo: Bobotag, Uzbekistan, Unsplash / Anatolii Shcherbyna

From Crisis to Classroom: How Uzbekistan Is Educating the Next Generation of Nature Finance Leaders

June

UNDP and Central Asian Green University launch a landmark 'Biodiversity Finance' academic module at Eco Expo 2026, marking a pivotal step toward building the human capital needed to reverse nature...Read more

Launch of NEXTOPIA Gaming App at Siam Paragon in Bangkok, 22 May 2026

NEXTOPIA Gaming App: Turning Everyday Play into Conservation Finance

May

What if a few minutes on your phone, between shopping, commuting, or waiting for coffee, could help restore a mangrove forest? For most people, financing nature still feels distant, technical,...Read more

Acting Locally, Financing Globally: South Africa Celebrates Biodiversity Day and the Role of Finance

May

By Eva Bortolotti and Rejoyce Shozi On 22 May 2026, South Africa hosts the International Day for Biological Diversity under the theme “Acting Locally for Global Impact.” The message could...Read more

Five ways gender-responsive finance can help close the biodiversity finance gap

May

Across landscapes and seascapes, women are central to protecting and restoring nature. They manage forests and farmlands, safeguard watersheds, sustain agrobiodiversity, and support community resilience. They are often the first...Read more

Zanzibar launches digital cashless and tourism system to boost conservation financing and transparency

May

Zanzibar, 7 May 2026: The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), yesterday launched a new Digital Cashless...Read more