The National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV, for its Spanish acronym) and the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) in Mexico recognize the relevance and urgency of fostering sustainability in the Mexican financial system. In this regard, since both consider of paramount importance the d...Read more
Biodiversity Finance
A CONSERVATION CRISIS - AN UNPAYABLE DEBT Sri Lanka is a tropical treasure, exhibiting exceptional biodiversity and is considered the richest country in Asia in terms of species concentration. The genetic diversity of Sri Lanka has provided its people with countless resources, on which lives, and li...Read more
Reflections from a round table discussion at the CBD resumed meetings in Geneva, Switzerland (15 March 2022) 41 countries have developed national biodiversity finance plans over the last 9 years, with many beginning to implement them with promising results. At a roundtable event in Geneva hosted by...Read more
The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has the objective of increasing and improving the efficiency of resource allocation for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. In Mexico, the initiative has a finance solution plan that enc...Read more
Nino Zedginidze/UNDP
In Georgia, UNDP helps develop sustainable solutions for state forest management After having lived through two years of the pandemic, it’s hard to think about anything without feeling overwhelmed by the disruption, loss, and ubiquitous uncertainty the pandemic has caused. But take a deep breath. Th...Read more