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

Bangkok – Three days of celebration for BIOFIN Day kicked off today to raise awareness about conserving Thailand’s biodiversity and introduce the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) to various stakeholders engaged in strengthening biodiversity management in the country. The events are organised...Read more

Innovative ways to finance biodiversity conservation and management, including developing the sports fishing eco-tourism industry are being planned and tested in Guatemala to safeguard the countries highly diverse species and ecosystems – which play an important role in the lives and economy of Guat...Read more

On the 31st of January, the UNDP released a photo-essay on the results of different projects implemented in Cuba in order to reach a sustainable management of the ecosystem. The photo-essay recently released by UNDP displays remarkable photos and presents the results achieved by the Government of Cu...Read more