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This course will provide you with the tools to assess the policy, institutional, and economic context for biodiversity finance; conduct a financial needs assessment to achieve a country’s biodiversity goals; and develop a biodiversity finance plan that identifies the most suitable finance solutions. It will teach you how to develop financially sound and politically feasible biodiversity finance plans. The course is aimed at conservation planning and biodiversity finance practitioners and policymakers, but is open to anyone.

The Biodiversity Finance Plan (BFP) is the 4th step of the BIOFIN Methodology and it identifies and prioritises a mix of suitable biodiversity finance solutions to reduce the biodiversity finance gap.

The Biodiversity Finance Policy and Institutional Review (PIR) is the first step of the BIOFIN Methodology and it looks into the policy and institutional context for biodiversity finance in the country, establishing which are the key stakeholders to involve.

Green bonds can mobilize resources from domestic and international capital markets for climate change adaptation, renewables and other environment-friendly projects. They are no different from conventional bonds, their only unique characteristic being the specified use of proceeds which are invested in projects that generate environmental benefits. In its simplest form, a bond issuer (public or private) will raise a fixed amount of capital, repaying the capital and accrued interests over a set period of time. Sovereign bonds and forest bonds are being issued to finance biodiversity-related activities.

In this course, you will explore the foundations and principles of Islamic finance from the perspective of sustainable development.

New Approaches in the Financial Management of Protected Areas in Kazakhstan

The course provides a basic understanding and practical advice to protected area managers and staff on the use of new approaches in the planning and management of protected areas, which have been developed and gradually introduced in Kazakhstan over the past 15 years.

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In this course, you will understand the general concept of green finance, what Green Bonds are, the current state of the thematic bond market and the lifecycle of a Green Bond issuance – Pre-issuance considerations, Issuance and Post-issuance considerations.