BIOFIN News and Media

Madagascar advances preparations for nature-related financial disclosures

December
Antananarivo, Madagascar, 19 December 2024 – The United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) in Madagascar organized a workshop for government and private partners to develop an action...Read more

Zambia announces US$ 96.7 Million Green Bond issue to expand renewable energy, leveraging BIOFIN-supported regulatory reforms

December
10th December 2024 – Lusaka, Zambia Zambia’s Copperbelt Energy Corporation Renewables (CEC Renewables),credited for issuing the country’s first ever Green Bond in 2023 has announced a second tranche valued at...Read more

These Innovative Finance Solutions Combat Land Degradation Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss

December
Today, 40% of the world’s land is degraded, affecting billions of people and with dire consequences for our climate and biodiversity. Land degradation is the process that robs fertile land...Read more

UNDP, Krungthai Bank, and Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy are Planning to Promote Investment in Sustainable Bioeconomy in Thailand

December
Bangkok, 4 December 2024 – The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with Krungthai Bank and the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental...Read more

UNDP BIOFIN hosts workshop on innovative financing for biodiversity conservation in Bhutan

November
Aiming to bridge the biodiversity financing gap and support sustainable development, the UNDP Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) conducted a one-day capacity-building workshop in Thimphu. The workshop equipped Royal Government of...Read more