This policy brief summarizes Viet Nam’s Biodiversity Finance Policy and Institutional Review, which examines the country’s fiscal, economic, legal, policy and institutional framework for biodiversity conservation. It identifies the strengths, gaps and barriers affecting the development and expansion of biodiversity finance solutions, while reviewing the roles of government agencies, protected areas, businesses and communities. The brief highlights fragmented financing, weak coordination and limited visibility of biodiversity spending within public budgets. It recommends stronger institutional arrangements, a dedicated biodiversity budget code, improved integration of biodiversity across sectoral policies, greater private-sector and community participation, and wider use of innovative financing mechanisms.
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Incentives, Subsidies and Economic Instruments for Biodiversity in the Dominican Republic
Developed under BIOFIN, this study examines how existing economic incentives, subsidies, and financial instruments influence biodiversity and identifies opportunities to better align economic development with nature conservation. The assessment identifies 46 instruments with potential implications for biodiversity, including 15 that present opportunities for improvement or reform, 23 with potentially positive impacts, and eight potential public […]