BIOFIN News and Media

Over 130 countries come together in Chile to boost nature finance and support global biodiversity targets

May

6 May 2025, Santiago, Chile - The world’s largest-ever gathering on nature-finance opened in Chile on Tuesday, as over 130 countries rallied behind global biodiversity goals, exploring bold innovations —...

Preparing Kazakhstan’s Future Leaders in Ecotourism

October

Ecotourism today is more than just a trend - but a response to global challenges. In response to climate change and biodiversity loss, people are increasingly choosing sustainable travel —...Read more

Crowdfunding initiative: See you in a while crocodile. Support the Cuban scientists to protect the Cuban crocodile.

October

The Crocodylus rhombifer , or Cuban crocodile, is a species endemic to Cuba. It has one of the most restricted geographic ranges of all crocodiles in the world, inhabiting only...Read more

Finance Innovations for Biodiversity Take Center Stage as over 40 Countries Convene for Asia-Pacific Dialogue

September

23 September 2025, Da Nang, Viet Nam - More than 120 biodiversity finance experts and government representatives from Europe, Asia, and the Pacific gathered in Da Nang for one of...Read more

Zanzibar boosts conservation efforts with new digital payments system and raised visitor fees for marine parks

September

Tourists ‘willingness to pay’ higher fees as long as additional revenues finance biodiversity protections: BIOFIN study revealed in 2024 Zanzibar has raised tourist fees for its Marine Conservation Areas, previously...Read more

UNDP Hosts First TNFD Training in South Africa

August

UNDP Hosts First TNFD Training in South Africa Johannesburg, 2025 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Banking Association of South Africa, has hosted a training session...Read more