BIOFIN News and Media

How Payment for Ecosystem Services is helping Sri Lanka's plantations invest in nature

July
A BIOFIN-supported partnership is demonstrating how businesses can invest in the ecosystems they depend on, creating benefits for biodiversity, communities and the economy. Healthy ecosystems provide the foundation for many...Read more

How art is helping finance biodiversity conservation in the Maldives

July
Photo: Launch of Dhirun - Art for Biodiversity Exhibition at Kandima Maldives An innovative partnership between artists, the tourism sector and UNDP BIOFIN are creating a new source of funding...Read more

What 13 years of biodiversity finance can teach the world: lessons from Costa Rica

July
Costa Rica is widely recognized as one of the world's leaders in biodiversity conservation. Nearly a quarter of its land is protected, its Payment for Ecosystem Services programme has become...Read more

From Protecting People to Protecting Nature: How Insurance Is Becoming a New Tool for Biodiversity Finance

July
When a leopard kills livestock in rural Sri Lanka, the consequences extend far beyond the loss of a single animal. For many families, it means losing an important source of...Read more

The Trees She Chose to Keep: Restoring Livelihoods and Biodiversity in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

July
On the edge of the Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi, one farmer’s decision to keep her cacao trees is helping restore livelihoods, protect biodiversity, and build resilience in...Read more