The Cali Fund Marks One Year with Launch of Website, Logo and Social Media
Launched in Rome on 25 February 2025, the Cali Fund is celebrating its first anniversary. On this occasion, the interim Secretariat, supported by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, is delighted to unveil the Cali Fund’s official logo and to introduce its website and social media presence. Through these platforms, partners and stakeholders around the world are invited to connect with the Cali Fund and join us in advancing a vibrant and biodiverse future for all.
Montreal, 4 March 2026- On 25 February 2025 the Cali Fund was launched as an innovative mechanism to enable fair and equitable benefit-sharing from private sector entities making commercial use of DSI on genetic resources. Hosted by the United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO) and established by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Secretariat of the CBD, the Fund has just celebrated its first anniversary. To mark the occasion, the interim Secretariat for the Multilateral Mechanism for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources (DSI), including the Cali Fund, launched the Cali Fund’s social media presence with its LinkedIn page.
Two other exciting announcements followed, with the launch of the Cali Fund logo on 2 March 2026 and the launch of the Cali Fund’s website on 4 March 2026, which can be accessed here.
The logo brings together imagery of biodiversity and a DNA strand within a circular form, symbolizing the Earth and the global nature of this multilateral fund. Through its distinct and harmonious colors, it reflects the richness of biodiversity, and the unity of life’s interconnectedness. The barcode-like lines evoke DNA sequencing, the foundational tool of modern genetic science and a core representation of life itself. Together, these elements highlight the importance of understanding and safeguarding the genetic diversity, underscoring that conservation extends beyond individual species to the balance, interdependence and continuity of entire living ecosystems.
The Cali Fund website will serve as an accessible resource for a wide range of stakeholders, while also providing a dedicated platform for engagement with the Cali Fund. It complements the Convention on Biological Diversity website, which present the policy dimensions of the Multilateral Mechanism including the Cali Fund, as well as the Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office webpage, which provides financial and administrative information of the fund.
Operationalized by Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at COP 16 in Cali in October 2024, the Cali Fund received its first contribution at the end of 2025. The Cali Fund model has been praised for its significance for indigenous peoples and local communities, and enabling companies to share benefits back to biodiversity.