Countries from across Europe, Asia and Pacific exchange learning and experiences in Thailand 5 th BIOFIN Regional Dialogue for Europe, Asia and Pacific 24-26 th September Spanning from Georgia in the West to Fiji in the Pacific, the Biodiversity Finance Initiative’s (BIOFIN) diverse presence across...Read more
Indonesia
By BIOFIN Indonesia One of BIOFIN Indonesia’s financing solutions is to mobilise finance from the Green Sukuk (Islamic Bond) issued by the Government of Indonesia to fund biodiversity-related projects. A sukuk by design is structured based on a specific pool of assets to ensure the safety of the inv...Read more
BIOFIN Indonesia will host the Bio-Econ Business Expo on 2-3 March in Jakarta By BIOFIN Indonesia The economic value of nature and biodiversity in Indonesia is extremely high. Indonesian biodiversity brings great benefits to many sectors, such as food/agriculture, medicines, livestock and industrial...Read more
The government of Indonesia issued its first Islamic ‘green’ sovereign bond known as Green Sukuk in early 2018, listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and NASDAQ Dubai. It has attracted investment of around US$ 1.25 billion. The green bond and green sukuk framework that was recently developed has se...Read more
By BIOFIN Indonesia BIOFIN Indonesia held a workshop on financing biodiversity through Ecological Fiscal Transfers (EFT) on December 11th, 2018. The workshop was attended by relevant ministries, such as the National Planning Agency, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, as well...Read more