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EU announces €12 million support for global biodiversity conservation efforts led by UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative
October
Cali – The European Union (EU) announced a €12 million contribution to support countries to achieve national and global biodiversity targets under the United Nations Development Programme’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative. ...
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Europe and APAC report major gains in public funding for nature, and progress in Fintech and Gaming solutions, at the BIOFIN Regional Dialogue 2024
June
This year’s BIOFIN regional dialogue for Europe, Asia and the Pacific (EAPAC) was an inspired three days of exchanges on sustainable finance for biodiversity, with teams reporting breakthroughs in public...Read more
10th EAPAC Regional Dialogue in Georgia: Bridging the Biodiversity Funding Gap
June
Financing biodiversity is crucial for environmental sustainability, human well-being and achieving global development goals. However, there is a significant funding gap for biodiversity, amounting to over US$ 820 billion. Around...Read more
Indonesia identifies and tracks biodiversity spending of US$600 million a year through improved tracking system
June
Prepared by Bayuni Shantiko, Programme Manager, BIOFIN Indonesia and Sopian Hidayat, Analyst/Economist, BIOFIN Indonesia Since biodiversity - unlike agriculture or fisheries - is not an economic sector, the only way...Read more
National Sustainable Tourism Certification Scheme awarded to 100 SMEs in the tourism sector in Sri Lanka
May
29 May 2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka – The National Sustainable Tourism Certification Scheme is an important initiative to recognize and promote destinations that are committed to environmental, social and economic...Read more
Kazakhstan Triples Protected Area Budget, Advancing Biodiversity Goals
May
When the BIOFIN process began in Kazakhstan about ten years ago, it was realized that funding for protected areas was limited. The government wanted to change this with the support...Read more
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