26 February 2025, Rome, Italy – On the margins of the resumed session of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Rome, UNDP and UNEP officially launched the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the use of Digital Sequence...Read more

Cali – The European Union (EU) announced a €12 million contribution to support countries to achieve national and global biodiversity targets under the United Nations Development Programme’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative. The EU funding will support the involvement of Indigenous Peoples and Local C...Read more

The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, UNEP FI and UNDP announced today their Finance and Biodiversity Pavilion at the UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 to be held in October. To meet a growing interest from the finance sector, the pavilion will serve as a central hub to discuss the alignment of fi...Read more

Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, home to an array of species of mammals and birds that are found nowhere else on the planet. The country also faces significant socio-economic challenges, with more than a quarter of its population living in poverty and 10.7% in extreme po...Read more

Peru is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. To preserve its natural heritage, which spans from the Andes to the Amazon rainforest, the country is increasingly investing in nature-positive projects. Public financing mechanisms such as "Invierte.pe" and "Work for Taxes," along with micr...Read more

Puerto Iguazú, Argentina - 22 August 2024 Experts from across Latin America and the Caribbean have called for decisive action in protecting the region’s biodiversity from the twin global threats of climate change and habitat destruction, which they see as interconnected crises, highlighting how inve...Read more

Botswana's updated fees for protected areas have generated US$7.8 million in the first year, significantly exceeding the original forecast of US$1.8 million. The new fee system, introduced in April 2022, was developed in collaboration between the Government of Botswana and BIOFIN. With over 40% of B...Read more

Financing biodiversity is crucial for environmental sustainability, human well-being and achieving global development goals. However, there is a significant funding gap for biodiversity, amounting to over US$ 820 billion. Around US$ 950 billion is needed annually to restore and protect ecosystems, b...Read more

When the BIOFIN process began in Kazakhstan about ten years ago, it was realized that funding for protected areas was limited. The government wanted to change this with the support of UNDP-BIOFIN. Initially, a clause was included in the 2017 law on protected areas. This clause states that the manage...Read more