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Over 130 countries come together in Chile to boost nature finance and support global biodiversity targets

May

6 May 2025, Santiago, Chile - The world’s largest-ever gathering on nature-finance opened in Chile on Tuesday, as over 130 countries rallied behind global biodiversity goals, exploring bold innovations —...

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Kenya launches BIOFIN to scale up investment in nature

April
21 April 2026, Nairobi, Kenya — Kenya has officially launched the UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), marking a significant step toward mobilizing the financial resources needed to protect the country’s...Read more
UNDP Costa Rica

Costa Rica approves landmark law to unlock new financing for protected areas

April
Costa Rica has taken a major step toward securing sustainable financing for its protected areas. The country’s Legislative Assembly has approved Law 10,898, enabling the securitization of future revenues generated...Read more
Chitiwat Pornprasert, UNDP Thailand

From budgets to results: How Thailand is making public finance work for nature

April
By Kanitha Tambunlertchai, Natthida Jitsiri, Niran Nirannoot, Sornsawan Phongphao As countries work to close the global biodiversity finance gap, a critical question emerges: is it only about mobilizing more resources,...Read more
Juvy Guiñabo Jamaybay, chairperson of the Luguay Talaba Growers Association, shows off two heavy and hefty oyster bundles.

Investing in Women to Protect Nature: Lessons from the Philippines

April
Anabelle Plantilla, Programme Manager, BIOFIN Philippines, and Sheena Barrameda, Technical Officer, BIOFIN Philippines High in the misty uplands of Negros Occidental, women farmers carefully harvest coffee grown under forest canopies....Read more
Coffee connects generations. Clad presents a handful of freshly-plucked coffee cherries with her daughter Sheila Mae, who now serves as the Tambara Forest Settlers Association's Secretary. Photo: Gregg Yan

From coffee to oysters: how women in the Philippines are unlocking biodiversity finance

April
In the misty uplands of Negros Occidental in the Philippines, women farmers carefully harvest ripe coffee cherries. Along the coast, women oyster growers tend to thrive in shellfish beds beneath...Read more

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