… Conservation Finance Network: Where Conservation Meets Capital More and more, the … between the financial resources that are available and the scale of the conservation need. AboutConservation Finance Network The Conservation Finance Network (CFN) advances land and … related to conservation finance. We cover all the world’s ecosystems including forests, agriculture, oceans, cities and rivers. We welcome your ideas and encourage you to share our …
… About the program Private corporations have increasingly stepped forward as leaders in the … the Pathways program is building a series of guides that offer insights and resources about key industries, such as corporate sustainability and clean energy. Pathways is … in the private sector that focus on doing good for communities, ecosystems, and the planet. About the program Private corporations have increasingly stepped forward as leaders in the …
… Melanie Allen in a conversation with CBEY Resident Fellow Tagan Engel to learn more about this new initiative. Melanie will discuss the ways the Fund is building and … Black farm ownership declined from 15 million acres in 1920 to 1 million acres in 2017. In New York State’s $42 billion agriculture and food industry, the disparities between black farmers and white farmers are …
… big social and environmental problems of the next decade, we will need to think differently about how we produce our food. Agriculture sits at the crossroads of many of the world’s major issues, whether it is … and processors to distributors and end-users. Mr. Bayon draws on a wealth of experience in conservation finance working on issues of climate, carbon, water, solar energy and more. …
… make that possible. As peers from across disciplines, we are navigating similar questions about how to understand the world and change it for the better. We gather to build … CBEY Resident Fellow Vincent Stanley , our meetings are peer-led, open-ended conversations about the future of society, the environment, and our own places at their intersection. … we discuss the major issues of our personal and professional lives such as the future of agriculture, the urban/rural divide, corporate social responsibility and business ethics, …
… Come hear about the exciting work of 3 student teams in partnership with 3 public partners in the inaugural CBEY Regenerative Agriculture Lab from this fall. Presentations will include teams from the Black Farmer Fund, Grupo Trimex, and Yolélé Co. with both students and organizational partners …
… Watch the full recording on YouTube here! In this webinar, we will hear about two water fund models that differ in both the types of watersheds that they seek to … Allen Jones (i2 Capital) will present her work with the Revolving Water Fund, an innovative conservation finance model that aligns the interests of farmers, conservationists, … In so doing, the Revolving Water Fund creates a sustained pool of capital to fund priority agriculture-based pollution reduction strategies. Spencer Meyer (Highstead Foundation, …
… new resources allocated through the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. These new funding sources complement existing funding sources that have long been used to advance the conservation of natural lands, the stewardship of agricultural or working lands, and … programs on issues of climate resilience and environmental justice. Panelists will speak about how to access federal funds targeted to addressing climate change and talk about what …
… Join Montana Organic Wheat and Kamut Farmer Bob Quinn, author of Grain by Grain and Grupo Trimex’s Sustainability and Social … of approaches and considerations in wheat farming and why context matters when talking about regenerative agriculture. Program is co-hosted by the Regenerative Agriculture Lab at CBEY and YSFP. …
… can make real gains for the environment. The principles of his approach, dubbed “quantified conservation,” will be familiar to any thriving entrepreneur: situational awareness, bold … on the inspirational environmental work begun in the 1970s, while recognizing that the next economy will demand new solutions. As President of The Freshwater Trust, a conservation … – water -- but they apply to any environmental effort. Whether in the realm of policy, agriculture, business, or philanthropy, Whitworth is charting a new course for conservation. …