The Biodiversity Finance Plan (BFP) is Cambodia’s national roadmap to fund biodiversity, developed under UNDP’s BIOFIN. Using the 2018 BER baseline (US$112M spent vs. ~US$305M needed), it identifies a significant financing gap and sets priorities to mobilize resources, avoid harmful spending, and use funds more efficiently. After reviewing 24 NBSAP themes and engaging key ministries and stakeholders, five first-priority solutions were selected for 2021–2026: (1) develop sustainable, community-based ecotourism, (2) promote payment for ecosystem services, (3) enhance REDD+ impacts for conservation, (4) scale good agricultural practices to reduce biodiversity harm, and (5) strengthen institutional capacity for biodiversity finance review. Implementation strategies will be co-developed with lead agencies, with financing sought domestically and globally.
