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Creating sustainable finance
solutions for people & planet

BIOFIN is working with countries to create sustainable
finance solutions to not only protect biodiversity, but let it
flourish.

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What We Do

BIOFIN is a global initiative of the United Nations Development Programme, launched in 2012 and now active in more than 130 countries. It tackles the challenge of financing biodiversity conservation by providing technical support to develop and implement effective biodiversity finance strategies. BIOFIN helps countries assess financial needs, identify inefficiencies in spending, and mobilize additional resources.

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150+

finance solutions

$1Bn+

catalyzed for biodiversity

130+

BIOFIN countries

News & Stories

11 July 2025

Registration is now open for a New Online Course on Biodiversity Finance

South Africa is updating its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) to align with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and its Target 15, which calls for greater transparency on how companies and financial institutions impact nature.

2 July 2025

South Africa is in the process of updating its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans

30 June 2025

New fund launched to catalyze US$200 million for tiger landscape conservation

25 June 2025

Countdown begins! 11th Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance for Africa and Arab States

More than 40 new countries to join dialogue through GEF partnership with UNDP-BIOFIN

25 June 2025

Nature-Finance Innovations Take Centre Stage at Africa and Arab States Conference in Kigali

Biodiversity Finance Results from Africa

25 June 2025

Six Countries Leading the Way in Africa's New Era of Biodiversity Finance

Photo: Clean-up activities in coastal areas in Thailand.

2 June 2025

Turning trash into treasure: launching a new Community-Led Waste Bank in Phetchaburi, Thailand

Fourth edition of the Raíces program launched in Costa Rica.

28 May 2025

Costa Rica’s Raíces program launches its fourth edition, expanding indigenous tourism support to Caribbean territories

23 May 2025

Biodiversity Finance needed now more than ever – a clear message emerges as largest ever gathering of governments and experts closes in Chile

22 May 2025

World’s first jaguar-protection insurance launched in Argentina by Government of Misiones with UNDP support

22 May 2025

Integrating Nature into Finance: Namibia’s Biodiversity Dialogue 2025

UNDP BIOFIN handed over the National Biodiversity Offset Web Portal to the Government of South Africa

22 May 2025

South Africa launches biodiversity offset tools to transform conservation efforts

Knowledge Base

Our team works around the world alongside governments, civil society, the private sector, and other partners to help secure a nature-positive future for all. Explore our latest knowledge products and resources to learn more about how we are closing the biodiversity finance gap and implementing solutions for nature and people.

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Workbook

BIOFIN Workbook 2024

The BIOFIN Workbook 2024 offers comprehensive guidance for designing and implementing national Biodiversity Finance Plans (BFPs). These plans go beyond strategy, fostering long-term collaboration among stakeholders to address biodiversity finance.

Since 2012, BFPs have evolved into a globally recognized tool for mobilizing and aligning financial resources for nature. Drawing on lessons from 41 pioneering countries, BIOFIN donors and the Global Environment Facility have expanded support to 133 countries, advancing the ambitious 2030 goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).

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