As in the rest of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador had immense impacts on the economy. This was particularly felt by organisations in the 'popular and solidarity' sector, a sector described by the ILO as the "concept designating enterprises and organizations, in particular cooperatives, m...Read more
Biodiversity Finance
At the High-Level Plenary of the UN Biodiversity Conference, Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator, highlighted the important role BIOFIN plays in protecting and restoring nature. “We are now pioneering new ways to channel game-changing levels of finance towards nature and the Global Goals. At UNDP, our...Read more
ELSA October 4 workshop
Mapping Hope: Putting Nature at the Heart of Development Planning Transforming towards nature-positive development in South Africa Authors : Nokutula Mhene, UNDP South Africa Country Office - picture Greer Hawley, Knowledge Management Expert - Mapping Nature for People and Planet project - picture C...Read more
Zebras in Malawi by Ray Aucott
The Government of Malawi has made a huge stride in its efforts towards a nature-positive future by agreeing and approving the institutionalization of biodiversity expenditure coding in the public accounting system, effective from the 2022/23 financial year, which will increase the allocation of reso...Read more
(c) Nessi Gileva
UNDP-BIOFIN has released a new online course ' New Approaches in Financial Management of Protected Areas ' this month that will train employees of environmental organizations in Kazakhstan on effective methods of planning and management of financial resources using new approaches and practical tools...Read more