Biodiversity Finance

Photo: IISD. Launch of Cali Fund

28 Feb 2025

UNDP and UNEP launch the Cali Fund at COP16 in Rome, heralding a new era of biodiversity financing

26 February 2025, Rome, Italy – On the margins of the resumed session of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Rome, UNDP and UNEP officially launched the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the use of Digital Sequence...Read more

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26 Feb 2025

India’s strategy to repurpose subsidies for biodiversity conservation

By Dr. Ruchi Pant, Head, NRM, and Biodiversity, and Ms Vibhupriya Singh, Consultant, NRM and Biodiversity, UNDP India. India, home to diverse ecosystems and a rich biocultural heritage, has updated its National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan (NBSAP) to better align with global conservation...Read more

Wildlife conservation is crucial for a sustainable future and can help strengthen livelihoods in communities that share the same habitat.

3 Feb 2025

Living with giants: Working with communities to reduce conflict between humans and wildlife

Author: Vanessa Wematu Akibate , Communications Officer, UNDP Zambia Wildlife conservation is crucial for a sustainable future, but it can sometimes threaten the livelihoods of communities that share the same habitat. Climate change, particularly the consequences of drought in the southern Africa re...Read more

Bhutan

6 Jan 2025

Bhutan strengthens partnerships to track and enhance biodiversity investments

Unlike certain sectors, such as agriculture and fisheries, biodiversity is not an economic sector, which makes tracking spending at the national level difficult. To address this issue, the UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) has been working since 2012 to improve biodiversity management...Read more

BIOFIN Zambia joins the Securities and Exchange Commission at the launch of CEC Renewables' green bond second tranche launch ceremony

10 Dec 2024

Zambia announces US$ 96.7 Million Green Bond issue to expand renewable energy, leveraging BIOFIN-supported regulatory reforms

10th December 2024 – Lusaka, Zambia Zambia’s Copperbelt Energy Corporation Renewables (CEC Renewables),credited for issuing the country’s first ever Green Bond in 2023 has announced a second tranche valued at US$ 96.7 million. Zambia made history in issuing its first-ever green bond in 2023 valued a...Read more