1. Biodiversity Finance Program Secretariat of Convention on Biological Diversity Yibin XIANG yibin.xiang@biodiv.org

2. Objectives 4 to prepare for and provide service to negotiations on financial resources and mechanism 4 to identify additional finance for environment from foreign and private sources and promote access to these sources 4 to develop partnership with funding institutions and development agencies 4 to assist the developing country Parties in managing their public biodiversity expenditure better 4 to promote development and application of innovative financial instruments at local, regional and national levels 4 to raise funds for supporting wider participation in the Convention process 4 to cooperate with the financial mechanism in improving its effectiveness 4 to promote the involvement of business and industry

3. Main Building Blocks 4 Decision-support monitoring system 4 Access to funding program 4 Information sharing and outreach program 4 Finance Co-action Initiative 4 Biodiversity expenditure collection system 4 Knowledge, innovations and practice in biodiversity finance 4 Universal participation program 4 Business and industry partnership program 4 Expert networking

4. Decision-support monitoring system 4 Development of COP decisions: I/2, II/6, III/5, III/6, III/7, III/8, IV/11, IV/12, IV/13, V/11, V/12, V/13 4 Follow up on COP requests 4 Monitoring relevant developments under CSD and other environmental agreements 4 Study on resources mobilization and utilization of international organizations

5. Access to Funding Program 4 Web-based information on project cycle management and operational policies of funding institutions 4 Interactive workshops on access to funding institutions 4 Advisory services to project proponents

6. Information sharing and outreach program 4 Workshops to promote information sharing 4 CBD News supplement on financing for biological diversity 4 Project database (GEF initiative) 4 Strengthening and improving governance of biodiversity financing institutions

7. Finance Co-action initiative 4 Application of financial instruments such as environmental/biodiversity funds; 4 Long-term financial planning in biodiversity sector or biodiversity financing strategy (decision support software); 4 Demonstration projects.

8. Biodiversity expenditure collection system 4 OECD/DAC biodiversity marker 4 Standardized information on financial support 4 National reporting/ Agency reporting 4 Methodologies and tools for collecting data on biodiversity expenditure

9. Knowledge, innovations and practice in biodiversity finance 4 Study on public environmental/biodiversity funds 4 Conservation easements 4 Debt for Nature 4 Self-sustaining instruments

10. Universal participation program 4 Trust Fund for participation by developing countries in the Convention process

11. Business and industry partnership program 4 UNEP Finance Initiatives 4 Foundations and other charities 4 Sectoral approach

12. Expert networking 4 Biodiversity Finance Network, which consists of public officials, environmental/biodiversity fund managers and other experts from the developing countries, as well as representatives of donor agencies, International Financial Institutions and the NGO community.