News and Media May 2017

"The Tanon Strait lies between the Philippine islands of Negros and Cebus. It is a resting ground for whales, dolphins and home to rare marine plants. As biodiversity comes under threat, locals are getting involved in its protection". The German public TV service has released an episode for its Glob...Read more

BIOFIN is a global partnership addressing the biodiversity finance challenge in a comprehensive manner. The Initiative provides an innovative methodology enabling countries to measure their current biodiversity expenditures, assess their financial needs in the medium term and identify the most suita...Read more

Los Cabos, Mexico . Investments in biodiversity made by countries, banks, companies, and individuals that seek to restore and maintain ecosystem goods and services will make economies and human societies more resilient. However, biodiversity is rarely prioritized by public and private decision maker...Read more

With representatives over 13 countries, the Second Eurasia Pacific Regional Workshop gathered representatives from Georgia to Fiji in order to discuss the BIOFIN advances and challenges in the region. The implementation of the different components of BIOFIN at a national level generates a wealth of...Read more

Bertrand Rassool is BIOFIN Lead Expert in Seychelles. In this Reports from the Field , He shares the current achievements of BIOFIN in Seychelles. He also explained the future plans of BIOFIN-Seychelles. What has been the role of BIOFIN’s Policy and Institutional Review in Seychelles? BIOFIN has alr...Read more