3 April 2024 – Blantyre: Planet Earth requires approximately U S$ 950 billion annually for the restoration and protection of its imperiled ecosystems, vital for sustaining livelihoods. Yet, only an average of US $ 121 billion is allocated each year for biodiversity conservation. Closing this financi...Read more
Biodiversity Finance
Bayuni Shantiko [1] and Sopian Hidayat [2] Indonesia’s work on ecological fiscal transfer (EFT) has advanced with the approval of Governor Regulation No. 61/2023, providing guidelines on financial assistance to municipal governments. This regulation was approved by the Central Java governor in Decem...Read more
Videogames can positively influence how people view the world. Since the very first videogame, Bertie the Brain, was unveiled in 1950, developers have conjured a bewildering array of worlds for us to explore. From Nintendo’s iconic 1985 Family Computer hit Super Mario to Nokia’s addictive 1997 Snake...Read more
The public consultation on the Global Biodiversity Expenditure Taxonomy (GLOBE) Public consultations play a crucial role in shaping the policies that affect our world. One such initiative is BIOFIN's Global Biodiversity Expenditure (GLOBE) Taxonomy, which aims to support countries during their proce...Read more
Growing evidence shows well-intended subsidies aimed at socio-economic goals can have unintended negative and costly impacts on the environment. On 26 February, on the margins of the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) of the United...Read more