South Africa

3 April 2024, Blantyre, Malawi - Participants of the 10th Africa Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance

3 Apr 2024

Advancing Biodiversity Conservation: 10th Africa Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance

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

Blyde Canyon

14 Mar 2024

South African Biodiversity Investment Portal has secured its first investments to promote biodiversity conservation and community well-being

In 2022, the South African Government, with the support of the UNDP-Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP-BIOFIN), launched the first Biodiversity Investment Portal to match investors with bankable projects to support the growth of the biodiversity economy in South Africa. Recently, the portal succe...Read more

South Africa

9 Nov 2023

South Africa increases permits and licences fees linked to the threatened or protected species for the first time in 14 years

With the support of BIOFIN, the Government of South Africa has officialised, on the 12th of October, the increase of fees to access, possess and benefit from any threatened or protected species of the country. This first increase since 2009 is opening the way for further improvements to the biodiver...Read more

Nature financial disclosure

15 Sep 2023

Nature Financial Disclosure Readiness: Policy and Institutional Review in South Africa

This report provides a perspective of the general institutional readiness of the South African financial sector in responding voluntarily, or mandatory, to the emerging nature risk narrative. Over the last three to five years there has been a rapidly emerging narrative around the materiality of natu...Read more

Poster

17 May 2023

Benefits of Biodiversity Stewardship

‘Biodiversity Finance Solutions Exhibition - 5th BIOFIN Global Conference’ This poster is part of an series of all BIOFIN countries and showcases the innovative (existing or potential) finance solutions and work of the countries and partners. As part of the 5th Global Conference on Biodiversity Fina...Read more