Tourism is one of the main pillars of the Seychelles economy, accounting directly and indirectly for 13% of the GDP in 2022(central bank of Seychelles ,2022). The total number of visitors who disembarked in Seychelles in 2022 amounted to 332,068, with an average length of stay of 9.9 days. Seychelle...Read more
Seychelles
Financial benefits worth more than USD6 million per year would be realised in Seychelles through the implementation of several finance solutions in the small Indian Ocean island nation – but a substantial financial gap remains to properly protect its biodiversity. Seychelles is already protecting 50...Read more
Maputo workshop
Strengthening the biodiversity finance community in Africa 16 April, Maputo — Generating sustainable social and economic growth while ensuring biodiversity protection is the focus of representatives of more than 10 African countries gathering in Maputo, Mozambique this week to debate and share lesso...Read more
seychelles worskop
Protecting and conserving biodiversity and ecosystems and the valuable resources they provide is crucial for the Seychelles, where tourism and fisheries are the backbone of the economy. Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Wallace Cosgrow said the Government is aware of the necessity...Read more
tourism in Uganda
For more details please contact: James Maiden, BIOFIN Global Communications Specialist. 13-16 June, 2017, Entebbe - Representatives of governments, the United Nations, and technical experts from seven countries across Africa gathered this week to share knowledge and discuss new financial solutions t...Read more