By Ronja Fischer, BIOFIN Intern We recently investigated what kind of financial actions are needed to create a nature-positive bio-economy. Now, we will take a deeper look at how the bio-economy itself could be nature positive, taking forestry as an example. When talking with countries or companies...Read more
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Nature conservation can be a challenge, especially for local governments. Protected areas can reap tremendous benefits for a country, and indeed the planet. But often local governments must deal with a double bind of having to shoulder the costs of conserving the land and water as well as the costs...Read more
Authors : Bayuni Shantiko, National Coordinator, BIOFIN Indonesia Dyah Selebesia, UNV Project Implementation Officer, BIOFIN Annabelle Trinidad, Senior Technical Advisor, BIOFIN Global Indonesia announced recently the approval of US$ 2.7 million funding for the Maluku Conservation Center from sukuk...Read more
Contributed by Bayuni Shantiko, BIOFIN Indonesia Celebrating International Biodiversity Day, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and BIOFIN Indonesia held a webinar discussing the challenge and opportunity for biodiversity finance post-2020. This year marks an important milestone in Indonesia a...Read more
Representatives from across Europe, Asia and Pacific are encouraging increased investment in nature from both the public and private sectors, with emerging data revealing that significant finance gaps remain for countries to achieve their biodiversity targets. As the host country for the 5 th Biodiv...Read more