UNDP, through its Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), is helping address the shortage of financial resources for conservation by launching innovative crowdfunding campaigns in selected countries.
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Galapagos, the planet's living laboratory, is home to 9,000 unique species and 35,000 humans. COVID19 caused a complete cessation of tourism putting livelihoods and nature at risk. Throughout the crowdfunding campaign, carried out between November2020 and August2021, 208 local stakeholder has been supported, through activities related to “cash for work” for beach cleaning and “cash for training” for training on digital tools for small business.
“Koh Tao, Better Together” crowdfunding campaign was carried out between October 2020 and January 2021, to support COVID19 impacted communities to sustain their lives and ecosystem in Koh Tao. With the funds generated throughout the campaign, 200 registered tourist boat drivers were selected to collect marine debris floating in the ocean and clean the beaches under a ‘cash for work’ modality.
“Together for Tamaraws” crowdfunding campaign was carried out between carried out July-December 2020 to secure the allowances and food packages for the Mangyan rangers and wardens who are protecting the tamaraws and its home. With the funds generated throughout the campaign, field allowances for the 33 furloughed frontliners for six months and patrol assistance in the form of food packs for the regular patrolling of all 59 tamaraw frontliners were provided.