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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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"Animal Town" – an innovative game app created by BIOFIN Philippines – engages gamers in biodiversity conservation
March
An innovative mobile game is using entertainment as a tool to raise awareness and mobilize resources. "Animal Town", developed through UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) in the Philippines, engages players...Read more
Costa Rica’s Future Flows Securitization Bill for Protected Areas provides a replicable model for unlocking public-private finance
March
Costa Rica has taken a significant step towards strengthening biodiversity finance. On 24 February 2025, the Environment Commission of the Legislative Assembly approved the SINAC Future Flows Securitization Bill (File...Read more
Tanzania officialy launches BIOFIN to advance biodiversity conservation in its mainland
March
Dar es Salaam, 7 March 2025 - The Vice President’s Office, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has officially launched the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) in mainland...Read more
Driving Sustainability in Zambia’s Insurance Sector: BIOFIN Equips CEOs with ESG & Green Finance Strategies
March
The Zambian insurance sector is entering a new era of sustainability, placing a strong emphasis on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles and green finance. This transformation was underscored during...Read more
Uzbekistan has finalised its Biodiversity Finance Plan to secure investments for conservation
March
Tashkent, 10 March 2025— The UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), in collaboration with the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change and other partners in Uzbekistan, has developed a...Read more
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