The biodiversity finance initiative in Colombia: some advances

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The biodiversity finance initiative in Colombia: some advances

APRIL 22, 2020

The following document presents the current status of the work undertaken by the BIOFIN project in Colombia. In it you will find our financial strategy, the main products and results for each BIOFIN component: the Policy and Institutional Review, the Biodiversity Expenditure Review, the Financial Needs Assessment, and the Biodiversity Finance Plan. Finally, it presents some recommendations for future activities.

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