Biodiversity Finance

The Crocodylus rhombifer , or Cuban crocodile, is a species endemic to Cuba. It has one of the most restricted geographic ranges of all crocodiles in the world, inhabiting only the Zapata Swamp in Matanzas Province. The survival of the Cuban crocodile is threatened by human activities that affect it...Read more

Tourists ‘willingness to pay’ higher fees as long as additional revenues finance biodiversity protections: BIOFIN study revealed in 2024 Zanzibar has raised tourist fees for its Marine Conservation Areas, previously the lowest among comparable destinations in the region, as part of efforts to streng...Read more

UNDP Hosts First TNFD Training in South Africa Johannesburg, 2025 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Banking Association of South Africa, has hosted a training session for financial institutions on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). Th...Read more

Colombo, Sri Lanka – 19 August 2025 – Sri Lanka today launched its first-ever livestock insurance scheme to address human–wildlife conflict and protect the endangered Sri Lankan Leopard ( Panthera pardus kotiya ). The initiative was unveiled by the United Nations Development Programme’s Biodiversity...Read more

Lusaka, Zambia – August 2025 – At the NAP Expo 2025, jointly organized by UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Government of Zambia, a spotlight was cast on one of the country’s most promising financial innovations: green bonds. UNDP Zambia, through the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), hosted...Read more