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
Finance Solutions
The origins of the COVID-19 pandemic can be traced back to biodiversity loss and we have witnessed the devastating impact it has had across all sectors. Such a crisis also hits the most vulnerable the hardest, with research revealing that women are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. In the fac...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
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
On February 9th and 10th, BIOFIN Mexico and the Ministry of Environment and Land-use Planning of Guanajuato (SMAOT for its Spanish acronym) organized a workshop to socialize and prioritize finance mechanisms for biodiversity. More than 60 specialists from public administration (highlighting the part...Read more