… Jr ., a board member at the Trust for Public Land. Roy will present his work with Terra Conservation Capital, a five-year-old company conceived to exploit niche opportunities in rural land conservation in the American Southeast. It uses easements, conservation finance, and mitigation to protect about …
… as we continue our three part webinar mini-series, titled Capital Flows: Catalyzing Investments in Water Resources. The mini series explores the development of water finance markets in the United States and is organized in partnership with the Conservation Finance Network (CFN) at Island Press. Joe Whitworth, President of The … Programs Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services Related Events Water in the West: How Impact Investing Can Help Tue, September 22nd, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT — 9:00 AM EDT …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… a webinar series that addresses the growing importance of ecosystem service valuation and investment. Ricardo Bayon, Tom Melton, and Peter Culp will kickstart our mini series on Capital Flows: Catalyzing Investments in Water Resources with a review of findings from the new report, "Liquid … the globe. 2475 2479 2480 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Water in the West: How Impact Investing Can Help … Online Water in the West: How Impact Investing Can …
… will engage in a critical dialogue about a water crisis that is currently gripping the western U.S. A record-breaking drought continues to devastate Western states for the fourth consecutive year; Historically dry conditions in California, … and significant agricultural losses. This water crisis presents incredible challenges for western states, especially as climate models project reduced rainfall and hotter …
… finance sources for preservation. In this webinar we will hear from Margaret Williams of American Carbon Registry (ACR) and Billy Gascoigne of Ducks Unlimited about ACR’s newly updated mechanism for creating carbon credits in grasslands and shrublands by using conservation easements to avoid conversion to crop production. In addition, our speakers … Solutions Avoiding Grassland Conversion: An Emerging Strategy for Climate, Community, and Conservation … Online Avoiding Grassland Conversion: An Emerging Strategy for Climate, …
… circular economy principles into business. Prior to Kering, Helen worked with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) for 12 years on conservation strategy, program management and market-based approaches to conservation. She has Ph.D. in Zoology from the Australian National University is on the …
… Debt-for-Nature Swap deal. The Republic of Seychelles, a nation of 115 islands in the Western Indian Ocean, reached a major debt buyback agreement worth approximately $30 million … the debt restructuring agreement and commitments made by the government to enhance marine conservation and climate adaptation efforts. One such effort is the establishment of a permanent endowment that generates sustainable financing for Seychelles’ marine conservation efforts. The project results in the Indian Ocean’s second largest marine …
… will include: WWF Australia – To develop a strategy for business engagement and corporate investment in water stewardship in Australia; WWF New Zealand – To develop organizational … Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the world’s largest and most experienced independent conservation organizations, with over 5 million supporters and a global network active in … a way of working together to be the WWF that we need to be if we are to achieve our urgent conservation objectives. WWF offices in Asia Pacific grew significantly faster than the …