Costa Rica

BIOFIN and Raices supports indigenous people in Costa Rica

8 Aug 2024

RAICES and BIOFIN launch the 3rd edition of the Indigenous Tourism Incubator in Costa Rica

Raíces reaches its third edition, after having supported 28 initiatives in previous calls for proposals. The non-reimbursable funds will be directed to enterprises in the indigenous territories of Boruca, Cabagra, China Kichá, Rey Curré, Salitre, Térraba and Ujarrás in Costa Rica. There are currentl...Read more

Moving the needle in Latin America

17 Oct 2023

Increasing Biodiversity Finance: Moving the needle in Latin America

Last September, a significant event unfolded in Panama, where representatives from 10 countries convened for the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance, organized by the UNDP's Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN). This dialogue brought together representatati...Read more

indigenous woman

12 Aug 2023

Women connecting with their roots

Throughout history, women have played a fundamental role in the preservation of biodiversity; therefore, it is not difficult to imagine that they have been key to the conservation of natural resources. Women who for centuries have understood that our well-being and future as humanity depend on a hea...Read more

Poster

19 May 2023

BIOFIN Costa Rica: Financial Solutions

‘Biodiversity Finance Solutions Exhibition - 5th BIOFIN Global Conference’ This poster is part of an series of all BIOFIN countries and showcases the innovative (existing or potential) finance solutions and work of the countries and partners. As part of the 5th Global Conference on Biodiversity Fina...Read more

9 Dec 2022

Investing in the Planet’s Safety Net

By Midori Paxton, Head, Ecosystems and Biodiversity, UNDP Let us step back in time to more than 2000 years ago, when Chinese philosophical and historical texts contained sophisticated conceptions of nature and our place within it. Daoism, a school of philosophical thought popular to this day, focuse...Read more