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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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Tonga Advances Biodiversity Finance through High-Level BIOFIN Engagement
April
Nuku ʻ alofa, Tonga — The Prince Regent, His Royal Highness The Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala received in audience Dr. Mohseen Riaz-Ud-Dean (UNDP Global Biodiversity Finance (BIOFIN) Environmental Finance Specialist...Read more
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
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
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
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
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