Paraná Pioneers the Use of Biodiversity Credits as a New Financial Model for ConservationÂ
Paraná, BrazilAt COP16, Paraná launched a pioneering subnational policy on biodiversity credits, creating financial incentives for nature protection.
Goiás’s Zero Dumpsite Journey: From Open Dumps to a Pioneering Regional Waste Model
Goiás, BrazilGoiás is consolidating a historic transformation in municipal solid waste management.
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Wales’ Circular Economy Journey: From Industrial Revolution to World-Leading Recycler
Wales, United KingdomWales built its industrial history on extracting and consuming raw materials
Québec Becomes the First Region to Support Global Biodiversity Fund with Historic Investment in NatureÂ
Québec, CanadaAt COP16, the Government of Québec became the first subnational government to contribute to the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF).
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BioClima: Mobilizing Public and Private Finance for Biodiversity in Lombardy
Lombardy, ItalyLombardy Region’s BioClima model combines public funding and private investment to protect biodiversity and sustain long-term action.
How Paraná and Rio de Janeiro are using ecological fiscal transfers to finance biodiversity conservation
Regions4 Members, BrazilThe states of Paraná and Rio de Janeiro are rewarding municipalities for implementing environmental protection policies.
Napo strengthens the Kichwa Amazonian Chakra and promotes Indigenous-Led Resilience
Napo, EcuadorThe provincial government of Napo, in Ecuador, combines ancestral knowledge with participatory governance to support climate resilience.
How the Government of Québec is supporting Indigenous leadership for biodiversity conservation Â
Québec, CanadaThe Government of Québec is supporting Indigenous-led initiatives as a foundational element of its approach to protect biodiversity.
How Aichi Prefectural Government is helping businesses integrate biodiversity into decision-making
Aichi, JapanThe Aichi Prefectural Government has been running the Nature-Positive Management Promotion Seminars since February 2024.
Sustainable Bonds: Financing Long-Term Development in the Basque Country
Basque Country, SpainThe Basque Sustainable Bonds is a financing initiative launched by the
Ecological ICMS Program: Using Fiscal Incentives to Support Environmental Conservation in Paraná
Paraná, BrazilThe Ecological ICMS Program in Paraná, Brazil, encourages municipalities to protect