BIOFIN News and Media

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 —...

Photo: Clean-up activities in coastal areas in Thailand.

Turning trash into treasure: launching a new Community-Led Waste Bank in Phetchaburi, Thailand

June

A new chapter in sustainable waste management and coastal conservation is unfolding in Thailand. The United Nations Development Programme’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP-BIOFIN), in collaboration with the Raks Thai Foundation...Read more

Fourth edition of the Raíces program launched in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica’s Raíces program launches its fourth edition, expanding indigenous tourism support to Caribbean territories

May

San José, Costa Rica – 27 May 2025 The “Raíces” program, a national initiative supporting Indigenous-led sustainable tourism in Costa Rica, has launched its fourth call for applications — now...Read more

A shift in New Zealand’s economic policy today restores our children’s future

May

By Ian Herbert, Simon Hunt, Mahmoud Sarhan, and Matthew Caro Publishing as members of the University of Otago, New Zealand BIOFIN Assessment Working Group In just 50 years, the Living...Read more

Biodiversity Finance needed now more than ever – a clear message emerges as largest ever gathering of governments and experts closes in Chile

May

New €11.5 million German contribution to UNDP-BIOFIN will support Ukraine’s inaugural Biodiversity Finance Plan and scale up global action Santiago, Chile, 15 May 2025 - The Sixth Global Conference on...Read more

World’s first jaguar-protection insurance launched in Argentina by Government of Misiones with UNDP support

May

Buenos Aires and Geneva, 22 May 2025 – In a global first, a new insurance product has been launched to protect one of Latin America’s most iconic and endangered species:...Read more

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