At the 15th United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15), which takes place from 7 to 19 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada, one of the key issues for developing countries will be to secure funding from rich countries to safeguard their natural heritage. As one of the 17 countries with the richest biodiversity, South Africa is keen to ensure that the agreement to be adopted at COP15 is not just on paper.
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COP15: GEF’s 8th funding cycle includes over $33 million for biodiversity
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council has approved $65 million for the first work programme of its eighth funding cycle. Almost half of this funding is for biodiversity projects, including more than $18 million to support the development of biodiversity financing plans in 26 countries.
CAMEROUN : Ministère de l’environnement, un budget en hausse de plus de 200 millions de franc Cfa.
6.710 milliards de Fcfa ; c’es le montant de l enveloppe du budget de l’exercice 2023 que le ministre de l’environnement de la protection de la nature et du développement durable, Hélé Pierre a défendu le 29 novembre dernier devant la commission des finances et du budget de l’Assemblée Nationale. Une enveloppe en hausse de plus de 200 millions de Fcfa comparé à l’exercice en cours.
TUNISIA: Economic sectors join « Biodev2030 » for biodiversity
As Tunisia aspires to resilient biodiversity to accelerate sustainable development, the banking, cement and mineral water sectors in this North African country signed voluntary commitments with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on 29 November 2022. The agreements were signed in the framework of the « Ambition for Biodiversity Biodev2030 » project.