01. Protected Area Bond
Support in final negotiations including structuring a certified Green Bond with a pipeline of 50+ priority investments.
- Finance need
- US$1 million
- Expected result
- US$25 million
Biodiversity Finance Plan · Investment profile 2026
Costa Rica
Pioneering Biodiversity Finance Leadership
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
03. Biodiversity Credits
Create national biodiversity credit framework.
- Finance need
- US$1.1 million
- Expected result
- Innovative Finance
04. Bioeconomy Accelerator
Support SMEs and innovation pipeline.
- Finance need
- US$900,000
- Expected finance result
- US$5 million
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The Costa Rica investment profile as published in the Investment Compendium, with the same figures shown on this page.
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