Zambia

Closing the biodiversity finance gap will require private capital on a scale. Across more than 130 countries, UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP BIOIFN) is supporting countries to tap innovative private finance for nature. The world needs US$700 billion every year to halt and reverse biodi...Read more

Achieving global goals to protect nature requires financial resources. Parties to the Convention agreed to mobilize up to $200 billion a year globally - the sum for Target 19 of the Global Biodiversity Framework. The work is already underway. Since 2018, UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFI...Read more

Lusaka, Zambia — 2nd December 2025 - Zambia has reached a major milestone in its transition toward a green and climate-resilient economy with the official launch of the Zambia Green Finance Taxonomy (ZGFT), a landmark national framework that provides clear, science-based criteria for identifying env...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

Lusaka, Zambia, 24 April 2025 — The Biodiversity Finance Initiative in Zambia (BIOFIN Zambia), in partnership with the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, officially launched Zambia’s first-ever Study on Nature-Related Financial Risks , covering all four financial sub-sectors: banking, capita...Read more