Kazakhstan

Photo: UNDP Kazakhstan. East Kazakhstan region, Belukha Mountain range.
Photo: UNDP Kazakhstan. East Kazakhstan region, Belukha Mountain range.
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 of UNDP-BIOFIN. Initially, a clause was included in the 2017 law on protected areas. This clause states that the manage...Read more
February 2024, Almaty, Kazakhstan
February 2024, Almaty, Kazakhstan
25 environmental finance experts, including government officials, technical specialists and international experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan came together at a sub-regional meeting in Almaty in February 2024 to discuss the Global Biodiversity Expenditure (GLOBE) Taxonomy. Currently,...Read more
The Biodiversity Finance Initiative today looked back at its results since its inception 10 years ago with high-level delegates and partners from across the world. Delegates included Ministers from Botswana, Germany, Belize and Kazakhstan, the Norwegian Special Envoy on Climate and Environment, and...Read more