… forest ecosystems and that answer: What tools can transform traditional donor-backed conservation to financially sustainable conservation and livelihoods? What are practical methods that can be incorporated into private investment in the tropics (agricultural commodities, mining, timber extraction, etc.) that …
… CFN is pleased to announce our 13 th annual Conservation Finance Boot Camp will be held June 24-28 th , 2019, at Portland State … professionals utilize innovative and effective financing strategies for land and resource conservation, restoration, and stewardship. The application for the 2019 Boot Camp will be open from …
… Over the past century, the public sector was the predominant funder of land conservation projects, creating national parks, national forests and wildlife refuges in countries around the world. More recently, inventive conservation finance practitioners have discovered myriad ways to bring private capital to … Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Harnessing private investment capital to accelerate and expand land conservation: the role of impact investing …
… using ecological, regenerative farming systems that offer superior risk-adjusted returns on investments. The webinar will focus on the investment mechanisms that can help scale up ecological farming systems in degraded … Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Large scale landscape restoration: the investment case for ecological and regenerative farming … Online Large …
… Local Business, Voluntary Surcharges, and Conservation Outcomes The 2013-2014 edition of 'Nature's Returns: Investing in Ecosystem … webinar series that addresses the growing importance of ecosystem service valuation and investment. This year CBEY is joined by co-sponsor Island Press and the Conservation Finance Network in presenting a new round of webinar mini-series. Building on …
… Over the course of the webinar, Leigh Madeira (Blue Forest Conservation) and Nathalie Woolworth (U.S. Forest Service) will provide invaluable insight from the field on current and prospective investment strategies aimed at growing the health and resilience of forests – an especially … financing mechanism that serves as a public-private partnership to enhance forest restoration. She will also discuss the exciting recent launch of the FRB’s pilot project, …
… Dr. Lovejoy will discuss the evolution of conservation in the Amazon since he first stepped foot in the region over 50 years ago, and describe strategies to finance and execute large-scale conservation. Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, “the Godfather of Biodiversity," is unquestionably among the world's most prominent figures in environmental conservation. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the United Nations Foundation, a University …
… and domestic, that serve as scalable models and approaches to spur major institutional investments. The first in this mini-series will feature a talk on Bright Spots for Resource Mobilization: Regional Trusts by Willy Kostka of the Micronesia Conservation Trust and Yabanex Batista of the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund. In this … financial vehicles to attract and provide long-term, sustainable funding for biodiversity conservation. They will also detail how countries within their respective regions have …
… Executive MBA Sustainability Colloquium speaker series. Join us as we welcome Andrew Siwo, Investment Director, and Head of Mission Related Investing at Colonial Consulting. Seating is limited, so please register to reserve your seat. Andrew Siwo is an Investment Director, and Head of Mission Related Investing at Colonial Consulting, an investment advisory firm to leading foundations and endowments and has $35 billion in assets …
… Interested in innovative funding strategies in clean energy or environmental conservation? The Yale Center for Business and the Environment is now hiring new student writers for the Clean Energy Finance Forum (CEFF) and the Conservation Finance Network (CFN). Join us for Chipotle and Coronas at the Kroon Hall … with our editor to produce one to three articles per semester on news in clean energy or conservation finance ( example ). Benefits of the job include: You published articles …