… Conservation Finance Network: Where Conservation Meets Capital More and more, the … community is recognizing that traditional funding models can’t keep pace with the need forconservation capital. At a time of modest public funding and limited philanthropic dollars, innovative funding and financing strategies hold great promise in narrowing the gap between the financial resources …
… and winner of the Innovation Prize presented at the 2014 International Society of Tropical Foresters conference “Forest as Capital: Top-down and bottom-up finance approaches to … Bridge Forest: Scott Francisco , Pilot Projects , Thursday February 20th 3pm EST. Strategic Financing Initiatives - Increasing Financial Flows to Locally Controlled Forestry through a … March 4th 12pm EST. Testing the Effectiveness of Payment for Ecosystem Services to Enhance Conservation in Productive Landscapes; The Albertine Rift, Western Uganda: Lilly Ajarova , …
… to estimate Southern New England residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean drinking water from forested watersheds, and access to recreation … of key informants, including influential local landowners, as well as forest industry and conservation professionals. The results indicate that residents attribute monetary value to …
… and winner of the Innovation Prize presented at the 2014 International Society of Tropical Foresters conference “Forest as Capital: Top-down and bottom-up finance approaches to conserve tropical forests.” … forest ecosystems and that answer: What tools can transform traditional donor-backed conservation to financially sustainable conservation and livelihoods? What are practical …
… In partnership with Patagonia and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, we have published An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Certified B … impact on society, promote corporate social responsibility, and use the power of business for higher purposes of social good. This guide will advise on best practices while helping entrepreneurs minimize legal costs, and make informed decisions as to whether B certification or Benefit incorporation makes sense for the …
… and winner of the Innovation Prize presented at the 2014 International Society of Tropical Foresters conference “Forest as Capital: Top-down and bottom-up finance approaches to conserve tropical forests.” … forest ecosystems and that answer: What tools can transform traditional donor-backed conservation to financially sustainable conservation and livelihoods? What are practical …
… Accounting Conference at Yale has been postponed, most likely to 2021. Previously planned for March 18th - March 20th, the Natural Capital Accounting Conference has been postponed due to ongoing responses to COVID-19—most likely to 2021. We sincerely apologize for any additional inconvenience this may cause. We will keep you all informed as soon as we … of Convention on Biological Diversity, regional organizations, etc, and NGOs such as IUCN, Conservation International, etc.; Private sector, including those who utilize environmental …
… schools, conducted by Yale University in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Global Network for Advanced Management, finds that: Corporations unwilling to act on environmental issues … would like to recruit. 44 percent of students are willing to accept a lower salary to work for a company with better environmental practices. Conversely, about one-fifth of …
… Watch the full recording here! Please join the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) for the 2015-2016 season of "Nature’s Returns: … in Ecosystem Services." Zachary Knight – Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Blue Forest Conservation (BFC) – will present a session titled: Paying for Success: FinancingForest Restoration in the West. In this webinar, Knight will showcase the Forest …
… Watch the full recording here! Urban trees and forests are often overlooked in our fight against climate change and yet they cumulatively … However, the numbers show that our urban tree canopy is under siege in the U.S., and new financing mechanisms are urgently needed. Join our webinar to engage with City Forest … solutions, several example projects, and the outlook for expanding this critical branch of conservation finance. [Note: this webinar was originally scheduled for Friday, May 1st, but …