Biodiversity Finance Trends Dashboard 2026 (accessible version)
Published 28 October 2026
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The Biodiversity Finance Trends Dashboard presents current trends in international biodiversity financial flows, tracking progress across the finance targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). The dashboard aims to assess progress and highlight where action is needed to mobilise more finance for nature from all sources and to close the US $700 billion annual biodiversity funding gap.
The 2026 version collates the most recently available data, noting a time lag in reporting for some indicators. A report with more detailed insight and all supporting sources can be accessed at www.financebiodiversity.org.
The biodiversity funding gap
US $700 billion annual biodiversity funding gap by 2030
- US $20 billion per annum international financial flows by 2025
- US $30 billion per annum international financial flows by 2030
- US $200 billion per annum finance mobilised by 2030
- Reduce or reform US $500 billion in harmful subsidies
Target 15: businesses assess, disclose and reduce biodiversity-related risks and negative impacts
Initiatives to assess and disclose nature risks and opportunities
802 organisations from over 56 countries or areas, representing US $26.2 trillion in assets under management (AUM), have committed to report in line with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures, an increase from 620 organisations and US $20 trillion AUM in 2025.
Target 18: reduce harmful incentives by at least US $500 billion per year, and scale up positive incentives for biodiversity
By 2025, identify harmful incentives, including subsidies, and scale up positive incentives for biodiversity
105 countries have biodiversity-positive incentives in place.
39 countries and territories have worked with the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) to complete national-level assessments on harmful subsidies.
16 countries and 2 regions are currently conducting assessments.
Target 19: mobilise US $200 billion per year for biodiversity from all sources
Target 19a: Increase total biodiversity-related financial resources, including overseas development assistance (ODA), from developed to developing countries to at least US $20 billion a year by 2025, and at least US $30 billion a year by 2030
Total biodiversity-specific financial flows from developed to developing countries have increased from US $8.2 billion in 2019 to US $18.9 billion in 2024.
Total biodiversity-related financial flows from developed to developing countries have increased from US $13 billion in 2019 to US $34.2 billion in 2024.
Biodiversity-specific (US$ billion)
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developed country bilateral flows | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Multilateral institutions | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Private philanthropies | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Private finance mobilised by public finance | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Total | 8.2 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 18.9 |
Biodiversity-related (US$ billion)
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developed country bilateral flows | 8.4 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 15 |
| Multilateral institutions | 3.9 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 15.8 |
| Private philanthropies | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Private finance mobilised by public finance | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
| Total | 13.0 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 24.8 | 29.7 | 34.2 |
International private financial flows
US $23.4 billion in private finance flowed to nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate, biodiversity, and land degradation in 2023.
Three businesses have committed to voluntarily contribute to the Cali Fund for their use of Digital Sequence Information. 50% of Cali Fund proceeds will support indigenous peoples and local communities’ (IP&LCs) self-identified needs. (Since finalisation of the 2026 dashboard, 2 more companies have committed to the Cali Fund, bringing the total to 5 businesses).
Access to funds
US $362.1 million has been programmed by the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund following 5 selection rounds since February 2024 for 82 projects in 87 countries, including 47 Small Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries.
US $1.1 billion of bilateral biodiversity-related development finance was allocated to IP&LCs in 2023, an increase of US $381 million since 2022.
Domestic resource mobilisation
64 of 196 parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have published their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) in line with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).
US $1.92 billion in funding has been unlocked through refinancing sovereign debt for conservation, according to TNC analysis.
41 countries have completed development of National Biodiversity Finance Plans (NBFPs). 130 countries have formally started developing an NBFP.
19 government-led biodiversity credit frameworks, spanning almost 20 countries are operational or in development.
Synergies with climate finance
In 2023, the share of bilateral biodiversity-related finance that also targeted climate was 89%, whereas the share of climate-related finance that targeted biodiversity was 22%
US $220 billion in total annual finance flows to NbS for climate, biodiversity, and land degradation in 2023. An increase of 5% compared to 2022.