News and Media August 2025

Colombo, Sri Lanka – 19 August 2025 – Sri Lanka today launched its first-ever livestock insurance scheme to address human–wildlife conflict and protect the endangered Sri Lankan Leopard ( Panthera pardus kotiya ). The initiative was unveiled by the United Nations Development Programme’s Biodiversity...Read more

Lusaka, Zambia – August 2025 – At the NAP Expo 2025, jointly organized by UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Government of Zambia, a spotlight was cast on one of the country’s most promising financial innovations: green bonds. UNDP Zambia, through the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), hosted...Read more

In the heart of Quintana Roo’s José María Morelos municipality in Mexico, the ejido of Dziuché is contributing to the protection of its rich biodiversity, with support from UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN). The local community forest brigade is learning how to monitor wildlife and pro...Read more

Bhutan advances fiscal foresight by validating its second Biodiversity and Climate Expenditure Review to strengthen investment tracking and resilience. In the rapidly changing climate and fiscal landscape, biodiversity loss and climate change are no longer issues confined to environmental sectors bu...Read more

Contexto y Propósito General Desde 2012, la Iniciativa Finanzas de la Biodiversidad (BIOFIN), impulsada por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), colabora con más de 130 países en la búsqueda de soluciones para cerrar la brecha financiera que limita la conservación de la biod...Read more