BIOFIN News and Media

UNDP BIOFIN and UNEP FI launch a new collaboration to align private and public finance with nature goals

November

Register to the first webinar on the Public-Private Community of Practice for Nature and Development Finance

A year ahead of CBD COP16, UNDP BIOFIN and UNEP FI...

Biodiversity Mainstreamed in Zambia’s newly Gazzeted Green Loan Guidelines by the Bank of Zambia

November

In a significant stride towards fostering green finance, BIOFIN Zambia is proud to announce its recent accomplishment in mainstreaming biodiversity in Zambia's financial sector. Working closely with the Green Finance...Read more

Project Planning Meeting between UNDP/BIOFIN Zambia & the Bank of Zambia (BoZ)

Zambia's Central Bank secures funding from the NDC Partnership with support from UNDP Zambia Country Office and BIOFIN Zambia

November

Earlier in 2023, the Bank of Zambia (BOZ), with technical assistance from Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Zambia Country Office undertook proactive measures to...Read more

Empowering gorilla conservation and communities through NFTs

October

Boniface Manzi (not real name) carries luggage for tourists who come from around the world to commune with Rwanda’s mountain gorillas. As a member of the local luggage carrier cooperative,...Read more

Mexico’s Biodiversity Expenditure Account: Update and Institutionalization

October

From this year on, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) will officially publish yearly the results of the Biodiversity Expenditure Review (BER) based upon the Environmental Protection Account...Read more

Increasing Biodiversity Finance: Moving the needle in Latin America

October

Last September, a significant event unfolded in Panama, where representatives from 10 countries convened for the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance, organized by the UNDP's...Read more