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UNDP and UNEP launch the Cali Fund at COP16 in Rome, heralding a new era of biodiversity financing
February
26 February 2025, Rome, Italy – On the margins of the resumed session of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Rome,...
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BIOFIN Niger, a green approach to financing biodiversity
July
On Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 July 2024, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Niger, with financial support from the Kingdom of Belgium, organized a workshop with the overall...Read more
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
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