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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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Access and Benefit Sharing: Turning Biodiversity into Fair and Sustainable Finance in India

December
Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) is emerging as one of India’s most effective biodiversity finance solutions, demonstrating how the use of biological resources can generate tangible financial benefits for conservation,...Read more
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Updating protected area fees in Botswana: Aligning prices with current market values through an evidence-based and participatory process

December
In Botswana, 40% of the territory is under some type of legal environmental protection, with 17% classified as protected areas. However, limited funding increased their exposure to habitat loss, ecosystem...Read more
Zambia Launches a National Green Finance Taxonomy

Zambia Launches a National Green Finance Taxonomy, Paving the Way for Green Bonds and Sustainable Investment

December
Lusaka, Zambia — 2nd December 2025 - Zambia has reached a major milestone in its transition toward a green and climate-resilient economy with the official launch of the Zambia Green...Read more
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Coco Tie Dye: Empowering women, supporting communities, and protecting nature in Thailand

November
By Mr. Donnapat Tamornsuwan, Senior Field Officer, Raks Thai Foundation (interviewed in Thai), and Ms. Niran Nirannoot, Project Manager, BIOFIN, UNDP Thailand (co-created in English) Meet Soodjai Boonsook, a woman...Read more
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Türkiye sets a roadmap for biodiversity finance

November
A new initiative supporting Türkiye in closing its biodiversity finance gap was launched today in Ankara, bringing together public institutions, academia, and experts Ankara, 5 November 2025 - The project...Read more

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