BIOFIN News and Media

From Koh Tao to Koh Pu: Islands of Resilience and Revival

July
By Nuansiri Vaidyanuvatti, Executive Vice President, Krungthai Bank, Thailand and Niran Nirannoot, Project Manager of UNDP-BIOFIN Thailand Dawn breaks over Koh Pu’s emerald waters, and Somchai checks his nets one...Read more

How a fintech app in the Philippines to restore forests and empower local communities

July
Since 1900, the Philippines has lost nearly two-thirds of its forests, shrinking its forest cover from 21 million hectares to just seven million in the 2010s. Despite existing illegal logging...Read more

Registration is now open for a New Online Course on Biodiversity Finance

July
How can we close the biodiversity finance gap—and turn global goals into national action? The answer starts with a plan. Registration is NOW OPEN for our new, free online course...Read more

Pacific island countries unite to launch regional Biodiversity Finance Programme

July
Pacific Harbour, Fiji, 9 July 2025. – Government representatives from 15 Pacific Island Countries and Territories have convened this week at The Pearl Resort in Pacific Harbour to officially launch...Read more

FIRE Argentina launched: a UNDP tool to facilitate biodiversity financing

July
4 July 2025, Buenos Aires, Argentina - The launch was attended by national and subnational authorities, private and development banks, civil society representatives, international cooperation agencies, and academics. As part...Read more