China

Photo: Theodor Lundqvist / Unsplash
Photo: Theodor Lundqvist / Unsplash
From bird insurance to blue bonds: China tests eight new ways to fund nature
UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) in China pilots market-based solutions, from migratory bird insurance to blue bonds, in Shanghai and Shandong provinces A new wave of financial innovation is taking shape in China, where eight pioneering feasibility studies are moving from analysis to...Read more
Empowering women and supporting biodiversity in China
Empowering women and supporting biodiversity in China
How Wickerwork Empowers Women and Supports Biodiversity in China
In the heart of the city of Linyi in Shandong, a legacy of resilience and creativity thrives amidst the soft, pliable wickerwork that has become the region's emblem. This legacy, which is cherished not only for its economic importance but also for its role in empowering local women, has its roots in...Read more
Qinghai embroidered insoles by Leng Fei
Qinghai embroidered insoles by Leng Fei
A fingertip industry
Wu Qiaoling lives in Menyuan County, in Qinghai Province, China. She’s been embroidering since she was twenty years old. As she embroiders her own projects, and when she teaches other women in her community the art of Qinghai embroidery, her guiding motto is: “Never worry; be confident in yourself.”...Read more
Poster
Poster
BIOFIN China: Shanghai Pilot
‘Biodiversity Finance Solutions Exhibition - 5th BIOFIN Global Conference’ This poster is part of an series of all BIOFIN countries and showcases the innovative (existing or potential) finance solutions and work of the countries and partners. As part of the 5th Global Conference on Biodiversity Fina...Read more
(C) Daniel Grandfield
(C) Daniel Grandfield
Ensuring nature positive insurance
Can the insurance sector help safeguard our natural capital? By Onno van den Heuvel and Jan Kellett Estimates show that nature and ecosystems provide over US$125 trillion per year in goods and services to the global economy. However, nature and ecosystems are in grave danger of collapsing and despit...Read more