News and Media July 2019

Roughly every two years, UNDP’s Nature for Development programme hosts the Equator Prize , an award recognizing outstanding local and indigenous community efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. This year, the awardees are 22 groups that have developed...Read more

Seven things to keep in mind when adding value to Africa’s genetic resources and stimulating investments in its bio-economies By Fouad Bergigui and Herve Barois In the spirit of a true Accelerator Lab , the 2 nd edition of the Pan African Community of Practice Series for ABS brought together develop...Read more

BIOFIN has launched an interactive Microsite of its flagship publication - the BIOFIN Workbook 2018. The Workbook Microsite allows readers and users to access the publication online and has easy access to chapters, diagrams and figures. Browse the Workbook Microsite hereRead more

The Cuban Biodiversity Finance Plan was approved in early July by the BIOFIN steering committee at a meeting in Havana with the Vice Minister of the Environment, the Vice Minister of Economy and Planning and the Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP in Cuba. The Vice Minister of the Environment poi...Read more

Harnessing the enormous potential of private investment in nature-based solutions is crucial to protect the environment and promote the sustainable development of the economy. Bioeconomy represents a growing market where biodiversity plays a leading role. No set of initiatives and financial instrume...Read more