Building transformative policy and financing framework to increase investments in biodiversity management (BIOFIN)

Funding Agency European Union, Gov of Germany, Gov of Switzerland

Implementing Agency UN Development Programme, The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources RK

Budget: 468,000

Country: Kazakhstan

Start Year: 2013

End Year: 2016

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Description: Project’s phases: 1. Conduct integrated assessment of impact of current national policy, institutions and financial expenditures on biodiversity, including identification of opportunities for mainstreaming biodiversity into national development and sectoral planning to reduce negative impacts resulting in biodiversity loss and to achieve economic efficiency. 2. Conduct integrated assessment of current financing trends and future needs to achieve Aichi Targets. 3. Develop methodological legal framework for resource mobilization. Develop resource mobilization plan. 4. Demonstrate several pilot projects on mainstreaming new financial mechanisms into national natural resources management policy

Sector: Biodiversity

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Contact:

Talgat Kerteshev

UNDP biodiversity projects National Coordinator

Tel.: +7 (7172) 75-67-83, email: talgat.kerteshev@undp.org