Conservation Finance

By Angelique F. Ogena I met Raquel and Donna in a workshop back in May. Both women hold local government positions instrumental to the sustainable management of the Naujan Lake National Park (NLNP). In the workshop, local conservation practitioners, such as Raquel and Donna, were trained on how to s...Read more

The President of Kazakhstan, Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev signed new legislation in mid June unlocking more funds for protected areas and widening the scope of how ecosystems are defined under the law – allowing funds to be derived from forest areas from companies that use them for their benefit. There...Read more

For more details please contact: James Maiden, BIOFIN Global Communications Specialist. 13-16 June, 2017, Entebbe - Representatives of governments, the United Nations, and technical experts from seven countries across Africa gathered this week to share knowledge and discuss new financial solutions t...Read more

By MARTIN HART-HANSEN, Deputy Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Thailand. Published as an opinion piece in The Nation, 12 May 2017 . On April 24, we were honorued to have Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn inaugurate UNDP BIOFIN Day in Thail...Read more

“It is not just the responsibility of the public sector; producers, consumers and also private sectors directly or indirectly benefit from biodiversity should consider investment in protecting and restoring biodiversity resources,” said Her Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn as part of her Royal Spe...Read more