BIOFIN Initiative Backs Fiji’s Shift to New Conservation Funding Model
Under the BIOFIN programme, Fiji is reworking its conservation finance system to close funding gaps and support biodiversity goals amid climate pressures.
Fiji has started a reset of how conservation gets funded, as climate pressure, ocean stress, and biodiversity loss keep tightening the screws on island economies. The move sits under UNDP’s BIOFIN programme, with officials and partners looking to shift funding away from scattered, short-term projects and toward a coordinated national approach.
Fiji Targets Stronger, More Predictable Biodiversity Finance
A BIOFIN validation workshop in Suva has brought government agencies, civil society and private-sector voices into the same room to check policy and spending baselines and map what a workable finance system should look like. Fiji’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Mosese Bulitavu has linked the reform to wider development priorities, not only protected areas.
UNDP Pacific also pointed to the global biodiversity finance gap, framing Fiji’s BIOFIN II work as part of a wider regional push. The update was shared publicly in an official UNDP Pacific post on X.
What Reform Could Mean on Ground
More stable funding, clearer budget lines, and fewer gaps during cyclone recovery years. Simple idea, tough execution. Background details and current updates are available via UNDP Pacific’s release and the reported workshop coverage.
