Biodiversity Finance

In the heart of Quintana Roo’s José María Morelos municipality in Mexico, the ejido of Dziuché is contributing to the protection of its rich biodiversity, with support from UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN). The local community forest brigade is learning how to monitor wildlife and pro...Read more

Bhutan advances fiscal foresight by validating its second Biodiversity and Climate Expenditure Review to strengthen investment tracking and resilience. In the rapidly changing climate and fiscal landscape, biodiversity loss and climate change are no longer issues confined to environmental sectors bu...Read more

Read the multimedia story here Costa Rica wrote the playbook on Eco-Tourism. Its Indigenous Startups Are Reinventing it. Paulino Nájera Rivera grew up surrounded by the majestic forests of southern Costa Rica , where fresh fruit from the wilderness was a daily staple. The forest trails were Paulino’...Read more

We’re marking a pivotal year for nature finance across Africa and the Arab States . Governments are facing a widening gap between the resources available to them to protect and conserve nature, and the mounting costs of doing so as economic pressures that don’t accurately account for nature take the...Read more

By Nuansiri Vaidyanuvatti, Executive Vice President, Krungthai Bank, Thailand and Niran Nirannoot, Project Manager of UNDP-BIOFIN Thailand Dawn breaks over Koh Pu’s emerald waters, and Somchai checks his nets one final time before pushing his longtail boat into the gentle tide. Like his father and g...Read more