Zambia

Closing the biodiversity finance gap will require private capital on a scale. Across more than 130 countries, UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP BIOIFN) is supporting countries to tap innovative private finance for nature. The world needs US$700 billion every year to halt and reverse biodi...Read more

Achieving global goals to protect nature requires financial resources. Parties to the Convention agreed to mobilize up to $200 billion a year globally - the sum for Target 19 of the Global Biodiversity Framework. The work is already underway. Since 2018, UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFI...Read more

Lusaka, Zambia — 2nd December 2025 - Zambia has reached a major milestone in its transition toward a green and climate-resilient economy with the official launch of the Zambia Green Finance Taxonomy (ZGFT), a landmark national framework that provides clear, science-based criteria for identifying env...Read more

Charcoal is a significant source of household energy in many parts of Zambia and heavily contributes to deforestation. To advance the energy transition and conserve biodiversity, Zambia has developed its green bond market with support from the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) of the United N...Read more

Lusaka, Zambia – August 2025 – At the NAP Expo 2025, jointly organized by UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Government of Zambia, a spotlight was cast on one of the country’s most promising financial innovations: green bonds. UNDP Zambia, through the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), hosted...Read more