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UNDP and UNEP launch the Cali Fund at COP16 in Rome, heralding a new era of biodiversity financing

February

26 February 2025, Rome, Italy – On the margins of the resumed session of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Rome,...

Official launch of Nature-Related Financial Risks Report

BIOFIN Zambia launches a report on Nature-Related Financial Risks

April

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...Read more

Reaching the unreached: Nepal scales up agricultural insurance in biodiversity hotspots to tackle human-wildlife conflict

April

Nepal’s success in conservation - marked by forest restoration and the recovery of flagship species such as tigers, rhinoceroses, and herbivores - has come with unintended challenges for local communities....Read more

Ghana launches BIOFIN to mobilize resource for biodiversity conservation

April

15 April 2025 – Accra, Ghana - Ghana has officially joined the global Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), launching a new partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to develop...Read more

Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines explore a market-driven solution to fund conservation

Boosting Biodiversity: Can Credits Bridge Southeast Asia’s Nature Financing Gap?

April

A New Market for Nature The race to protect our planet’s remaining natural ecosystems is more urgent than ever. Forests are disappearing, coral reefs are under stress, and wildlife populations...Read more

Green taxonomy validation workshop in Zambia

Championing green finance in Zambia: BIOFIN hosts green taxonomy validation workshop

April

Lusaka, Zambia – 3 April 2025 – The United Nations Development Programme’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP BIOFIN) Zambia, in partnership with the Government of Zambia and the Green Finance Mainstreaming...Read more