News and Media March 2022

15 Feb 2022

BIOFIN y SMAOT coordinan taller para soluciones de financiamiento para biodiversidad en Guanajuato

El pasado 9 y 10 de febrero, la Iniciativa de Finanzas para Biodiversidad (BIOFIN), del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), realizó en coordinación con la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Ordenamiento Territorial (SMAOT) del estado de Guanajuato un taller participativo para soci...Read more

15 Feb 2022

BIOFIN and the Ministry of Environment of Guanajuato Coordinate a Workshop for Biodiversity Finance Solutions

On February 9th and 10th, BIOFIN Mexico and the Ministry of Environment and Land-use Planning of Guanajuato (SMAOT for its Spanish acronym) organized a workshop to socialize and prioritize finance mechanisms for biodiversity. More than 60 specialists from public administration (highlighting the part...Read more

7 Feb 2022

Mexico’s Bioeconomy Acceleration Fund announces the winners of the second call

Maize, cacao, fish, vanilla, and mezcal are the bioeconomy products BIOFIN is supporting for their potential to positively impact ecosystems In its second call, the first one open to the general public, Mexico’s Bioeconomy Acceleration Fund (FAB, its Spanish acronym) received over 150 applications f...Read more

The role of tax incentives in enhancing the biodiversity economy of South Africa

29 Nov 2021

The role of tax incentives in enhancing the biodiversity economy of South Africa Webinar

On the 29 th November 2021 BIOFIN South Africa Country Office convened a webinar titled “The role of tax incentives in enhancing the biodiversity economy of South Africa ”. The primary purpose of the webinar was to examine and provide constructive guidance on the role of tax incentives in enhancing...Read more