The world’s largest-ever gathering on nature-finance opened in Chile on Tuesday, as over 130 countries rallied behind global biodiversity goals, exploring bold innovations — from nature bonds to repurposed subsidies, from fintech to nature credits — to unlock sustainable funding for conservation in an era of declining international aid.
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UNDP and UNEP launch the Cali Fund at COP16 in Rome, heralding a new era of biodiversity financing
On the margins of the resumed session of the CBD COP16 in Rome, UNDP and UNEP launched the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources (DSI).
Launch of the Nature of Subsidies: A step-by-step guide to repurpose subsidies harmful to biodiversity and improve their impact on people and nature.
The guidelines spotlight the urgency to reimagine subsidies for positive impacts on nature, society, and fiscal responsibility, and provide a step-by-step approach to assist countries in achieving this.
Bhutan and the Tiger Conservation Coalition Commit to Catalysing US$1 billion for tigers
The UNDP presented the Tiger Landscapes Investment Fund, a new blended financial mechanism under development that would catalyze nature-positive businesses with positive impacts on tigers, biodiversity, and people.