News and Media April 2025

Nepal’s success in conservation - marked by forest restoration and the recovery of flagship species such as tigers, rhinoceroses, and herbivores - has come with unintended challenges for local communities. As wildlife populations rebound, so too has the frequency of human-wildlife conflict, especial...Read more

15 April 2025 – Accra, Ghana - Ghana has officially joined the global Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), launching a new partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to develop the country’s first National Biodiversity Finance Plan. Supported by the Global Environment Faci...Read more

A New Market for Nature The race to protect our planet’s remaining natural ecosystems is more urgent than ever. Forests are disappearing, coral reefs are under stress, and wildlife populations are plummeting. In response, over 190 countries adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework...Read more

Lusaka, Zambia – 3 April 2025 – The United Nations Development Programme’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP BIOFIN) Zambia, in partnership with the Government of Zambia and the Green Finance Mainstreaming Working Group (GFMWG), hosted a stakeholder validation workshop to finalize the Zambia Gre...Read more

Yerevan, 28 March 2025 – Armenia officially launched the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) project today at an event held at UN House. The four-year initiative, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Armenia, is ex...Read more