News and Media February 2019

Astana, 21 February 2019 – An inception workshop of the Biodiversity Finance Initiative - BIOFIN Phase II was held in Astana today. The United Nations Development Programme in Kazakhstan convened the workshop. The financing of biodiversity is a practice of attracting and managing capital and using f...Read more

While the Emerald Isle conjures images of lush green rolling countryside and rugged coastlines, Ireland’s biodiversity is in trouble. It's been found that 91% of major habitat types are in unfavourable conditions with species loss also faring unfavourably with once familiar species such as the curle...Read more

BIOFIN Indonesia will host the Bio-Econ Business Expo on 2-3 March in Jakarta By BIOFIN Indonesia The economic value of nature and biodiversity in Indonesia is extremely high. Indonesian biodiversity brings great benefits to many sectors, such as food/agriculture, medicines, livestock and industrial...Read more

While India’s biodiversity management and conservation are primarily supported through public finance, new and innovative efforts involving the corporate sector through Corporate Social Responsibility finds (CSR), mainstreaming of biodiversity in the agriculture sector and Access and Benefit Sharing...Read more

El Ministerio de Finanzas y Precios aprueba, por primera vez en Cuba, un Estándar Específico para la Contabilidad Ambiental Un desafío importante para el financiamiento de la biodiversidad en Cuba es la falta de contabilidad nacional para los gastos e ingresos ambientales, incluida la biodiversidad....Read more