South Africa remains one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. The country is home to 10% of the world’s plant species and 7% of its reptile, bird and mammal species. Furthermore, endemism rates reach 56% for amphibians, 65% for plants and up to 70% for invertebrates. The Government of Sout...Read more
Sustainable Development
On June 17 and 18, 2021, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) organized he Financial Sector and the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework workshop.Read more
Bioeconomy
Supported by BIOFIN and NUUP, fund will boost companies that conserve and sustainably use biodiversity The Bioeconomy Acceleration Fund (FAB, its Spanish acronym) is an innovative new fund supporting companies that have a positive impact on ecosystem conservation in the areas of agriculture, fisheri...Read more
BIOFIN VEAPAC
BIOFIN Eurasia Pacific Dialogue – 10, 12, and 17 November 2020 Highlights of the Dialogue [1] Theme 1 : How COVID-19 is changing our world: Can nature be the building block of our COVID-response? The sixth BIOFIN EURASIA Pacific Dialogue kicked off on November 10, 2020 with the introductory theme fo...Read more
Abbie Trinidad [1] , Pauline Wanjahi [2] , Onno van den Heuvel [3] , Marianne Haahr [4] , Robert Pasicko [5] , Mabel Niala [6] , Amir Gerges [7] , David Meyers [8] , Ngawang Gyeltsen [9] , Alonso Martinez Caballero [10] , and Bruno Mweemba [11] Background The term Fin Tech (Financial Technology) ref...Read more