Biodiversity Finance Plan · Investment profile 2026

Costa Rica

Pioneering Biodiversity Finance Leadership

Latin America and the Caribbean

Results

What Costa Rica has achieved so far through its Biodiversity Finance Plan.

US$4.3 million investment needs for transformative impact by 2030

The National Development Bank of Costa Rica opened up concessional credit lines for indigenous entrepreneurs for sustainable tourism
The Indigenous Tourism Incubator RAICES mobilized $1.7 million for green businesses, over half of which went toward initiatives led by women
Costa Rica approved a law to unlock new financing for protected areas

Protected Area Bond

BIOFIN supported the country’s Legislative Assembly which has approved Law 10,898, enabling the securitization of future revenues generated by its National System of Conservation Areas and unlocking new investment opportunities for biodiversity protection.

Priority investment needs 2026–2030

Opportunities identified in the national Biodiversity Finance Plan, with the finance each one needs and the result it is expected to deliver.

02. Greening Banks

Scale biodiversity lending through development banks.

Finance need
US$1.3 million
Expected finance result
US$100 million

Green bonds & debt instruments

03. Biodiversity Credits

Create national biodiversity credit framework.

Finance need
US$1.1 million
Expected result
Innovative Finance

Biodiversity credits & offsets

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