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 —...

A Turning Point for Our Ocean – Why the High Seas Treaty Matters for the Blue Pacific

February

The global ratification of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty marks a decisive moment in international cooperation and ocean governance. Referred to as the High Seas Treaty, the agreement...Read more

Self-Paced Online Course on Biodiversity Finance Now Available

January

ENROLL NOW Want to help close the global biodiversity finance gap? A free, self-paced online course is equipping professionals around the world with the tools to make finance work for...Read more

Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea, Linnaeus, 1758); Photo credit: Chm-thai.onep.go.th

Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper: How Thailand’s Pak Thale is Turning Tourism into a Tool for Conservation

January

By Niran Nirannoot, Project manager for BIOFIN Thailand; Boonthida Ketsomboon, Expert for Implementation of BIOFIN Phetchaburi Finance Solution; Prasarn Sathansathit, Project Lead of Raks Thai Foundation Pak Thale, Thailand –...Read more

Photo: Environmental care practice aimed at minimizing the use of plastic bottles.

How local entrepreneurs are promoting sustainable tourism in Sri Lanka

January

In Sri Lanka, sustainable tourism is proving that protecting nature and improving livelihoods can go hand in hand. Through the National Sustainable Tourism Certification, more than 200 small tourism entrepreneurs,...Read more

Access and Benefit Sharing: Turning Biodiversity into Fair and Sustainable Finance in India

December

Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) is emerging as one of India’s most effective biodiversity finance solutions, demonstrating how the use of biological resources can generate tangible financial benefits for conservation,...Read more