Zambia's Minister of Finance and National Planning, Hon Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane, MP, last week presented the 2023 National Budget before the National Assembly, unveiling an exemption from withholding tax interest income earned on green bonds listed on the securities exchange in Zambia with a maturi...Read more

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has launched the Biodiversity Sector Investment Portal to link investors with bankable projects as a means of growing the Biodiversity Economy. Development of the Investment Portal by the Department has been supported the United Nation...Read more

Thirteen countries from across the Latin American and Caribbean region came together in Costa Rica earlier this month to focus on how they can further boost excellent progress in unlocking biodiversity finance solutions across the region. The 3-day event opened with Mr Rafael Gutierrez Rojas, Vice M...Read more

At the height of COVID-19-related lockdowns in Costa Rica, Elizabeth Ramirez Gonzalez and Andrea Rojas Cruz, both out of work, decided to do an online course on organic cosmetics. They did now know each other at the time and little did they know that connecting online would lead them on a journey to...Read more

By working differently, businesses can shift from nature-negative business models to nature-positive ones.Read more

Karner Blue Capital is a woman-owned and led enterprise which is building global investment strategies dedicated to protecting the planet’s biodiversity, fostering environmental stewardship and improving animal welfare. We caught up with President and Co-Founder Vicki Benjamin to learn how they prio...Read more

Mandaluyong City – The Secretaries of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) signed a joint declaration in support of the celebration of the Year of the Protected Areas or YoPA to mark the...Read more

By Annabel Consuelo Petinglay SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The United Nations Development Program-Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP-BIOFIN) trained select residents, environment officials, and personnel from other government agencies on how to properly care for and nurture the Sibalom Natur...Read more

The UNDP project “Biodiversity Finance Initiative” provides support for the development of a program result oriented budgeting basis in forestry enterprises (FEs) to the Forest Service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic. SSG Consult LLC (SSG), a UNDP project consultant, supported...Read more

By Niran Nirannoot, Boonthida Ketsomboon, Annabelle C. Trinidad Koh Tao is one of the most unique and attractive tourist destinations in Southeast Asia. The island derives many benefits from its rich biodiversity, from the beaches known for crystal clear water, jungle habitat, and most famously, ric...Read more