South Africa

23 Sep 2022

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and The Environment Launches Biodiversity Sector Investment Portal

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has launched the Biodiversity Sector Investment Portal to link investors with bankable projects as a means of growing the Biodiversity Economy. Development of the Investment Portal by the Department has been supported the United Nation...Read more

Ms Nokutula Mhene UNDP Programme Management Specialist

22 Jun 2022

UNDP Special Event: The Role of Biodiversity Finance in a Changing World Post the Pandemic

On 21 June 2022, UNDP hosted a session to present emerging initiatives to promote investment into biodiversity investment at the SRI congress. The 90-minute hybrid event that took place at the Future Africa Auditorium at The University of Pretoria, South Africa hosted a moderated expert panel discus...Read more

The Red Colobus monkey, native in Zanzibar (c) Andrew Seidl

15 Jun 2022

African countries lighting the way for biodiversity finance solutions

Biodiversity finance experts from across Africa and beyond came together in Zanzibar, Tanzania last week at the BIOFIN 8th African Regional Dialogue to share experiences and build their knowledge about biodiversity finance solutions. Around 50 experts from 12 participating African countries and BIOF...Read more

ELSA Map

12 Apr 2022

SOUTH AFRICA CREATES MAP FOR NATURE-POSITIVE ACTION

South Africa is now one of the first countries in the world to develop a spatial data tool that integrates priorities across biodiversity conservation, climate change, and sustainable development into a single action map. This comes as a result of the partnership that the United Nations Development...Read more

African Buffalo

16 Mar 2022

Wildlife Ranches and Conservation Landscapes Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECM) and Conservancies frameworks

The BIOFIN South Africa hosted a Wildlife Ranches and Conservation Landscapes - Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECM) and Conservancies frameworks workshop from the 14th to the 18th of February in Alexandria, Gqeberha- Eastern Cape with a number of key stakeholders in the public se...Read more