Unlocking finance to protect and restore biodiversity
BIOFIN-EU is an EU-funded project focused on making nature-positive investment easier through better biodiversity data, stronger governance models, and practical tools for decision-makers.
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Partners
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Countries
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Learning sites
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Core dashboard tools
Overview
Why this project matters
BIOFIN-EU is building an advanced, science-driven analytics environment to support financial decisions that generate positive outcomes for nature. The project addresses barriers that make it difficult to finance Nature-Based Solutions, while also providing guidance, training, and practical frameworks for investment and reporting.
The broader goal is to reduce the friction around biodiversity finance by improving how ecosystem services and biodiversity data are gathered, shared, analysed, and translated into trusted financial decision-making tools.
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Mission
BIOFIN-EU aims to unlock finance to protect and restore biodiversity by building a comprehensive framework and technology for nature-positive investments.
NbS Dashboard
The project’s dashboard brings together an NbS Database, a Business Builder, and a Data Analytics & Underwriting Engine.
Learning Sites
BIOFIN-EU is testing and validating solutions across 10 learning sites with different stakeholders and nature-based solutions.
Consortium
The consortium brings together 13 partners from 10 European countries spanning research, innovation, industry, and sustainability expertise.
Objectives
What BIOFIN-EU is working on
Create and test solutions to quickly and effectively gather and share valuable biodiversity and ecosystem services data.
Understand investor, institution, and NbS-provider preferences and regulations to improve governance, business models, and financial instruments.
Develop trustworthy and fair biodiversity and ecosystem services data sharing to reduce transaction costs and barriers to nature finance.
Design and test new business models and biodiversity-linked investments that protect NbS providers and communities.
Support reporting, disclosure, and decision-making processes that direct financial flows toward biodiversity protection and restoration.
Build skills and knowledge among finance professionals and decision-makers to accelerate biodiversity-linked activity.
Expected impact
Tools, policy guidance, and skills for biodiversity finance
Data & analytics infrastructure
The project is building tools to discover, use, and contribute biodiversity and ecosystem-services data, while supporting analytics for underwriting and investment decisions.
Business and governance support
BIOFIN-EU also supports decision-making through governance options, business-model development, and policy recommendations tied to disclosure and accounting standards.
Knowledge acceleration
Training, case studies, mentoring, and simulation activities are part of the project’s effort to strengthen capabilities across the finance ecosystem.
Real-world validation
Through its learning sites, the project validates different approaches to financing and scaling nature-based solutions in practical settings.