In the misty uplands of Negros Occidental in the Philippines, women farmers carefully harvest ripe coffee cherries. Along the coast, women oyster growers tend to thrive in shellfish beds beneath bamboo rafts. Though separated by landscape, these communities share a common thread: they are demonstrat...Read more
Finance Solutions
A landmark workshop will equip 24 French-speaking nations with the tools to close their biodiversity finance gap, with support from UNDP-BIOFIN, IFDD and the Global Environment Facility Casablanca, Morocco, March 31, 2026 The forests of the Congo Basin shelter more species than almost anywhere on Ea...Read more
The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has adopted the Concept for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity (Concept). This strategic framework sets clear priorities and targets to strengthen biodiversity conservation across the country and ensure the sustainable use of bio...Read more
Achieving global goals to protect nature requires financial resources. Parties to the Convention agreed to mobilize up to $200 billion a year globally - the sum for Target 19 of the Global Biodiversity Framework. The work is already underway. Since 2018, UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFI...Read more
Through the +Natura +Rural program, partner institutions launch an initiative to strengthen the rural bioeconomy San José, February 19, 2026. The Institute of Rural Development (INDER), the Nature Investment Facility (NIF), and the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) of the United Nations Devel...Read more