… ecosystem service valuation and investment. In 2014 the program will include mini-series on DomesticForestFinance, International Ecosystem Services Projects, Universities and Payments for … and Ecosystem Services and Human Health. To begin the 2014 season, we will address Leadership in DomesticForestFinance through three webinar presentations. Thriving Food …
… Affairs at Credit Suisse, will begin the 2016 line-up with his talk on Conservation Finance: From Niche to Mainstream – as the Building of an Institutional Asset Class. In January 2016, Credit Suisse released a new report, “Conservation Finance – From Niche to Mainstream,” which examines the recent development of the conservation finance market. In this webinar, Fabian Huwyler, the lead author, will present on the …
… Featured speaker Laurie Wayburn will discuss how her organization, The Pacific Forest Trust, is currently exploring ecosystem services markets and payments as a tool to promote forest conservation in the West. She will review how private forest landowners are currently engaging in these markets, and project current and future …
… of Fortune 500 and other consumer goods companies have publicly committed to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains. But how are these commitments being implemented, and … 2020 fast approaches. Key questions that will guide this conversation include: "Is "zero" deforestation a useful framework to guide sustainability efforts? How are companies working with governments to solve deforestation? How are companies balancing the needs of different stakeholders, especially …
… The Yale Clean Energy Finance Forum (CEFF) & the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) have partnered for a three-part webinar series. This first webinar is entitled “Catalyzing Energy Investment with Development Finance Programs”. It will focus on the impact that tested development finance tools can …
… The Yale Clean Energy Finance Forum (CEFF) & the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) have partnered for a three-part webinar series. These webinars … focus on accessing creative revenue sources for energy efficiency and advancing energy finance policy in the United States. State and federal policy is critical to clean energy …
… ecosystem service valuation and investment. In 2014 the program will include mini-series on DomesticForestFinance, International Ecosystem Services Projects, Universities and Payments for … and Ecosystem Services and Human Health. To begin the 2014 season, we will address Leadership in DomesticForestFinance through three webinar presentations. Thriving Food …
… Carbon markets are a promising mechanism to help finance sustainable forest management practices and conservation projects, yet transaction costs and market structure have limited improved forest management carbon offset projects to large scales. In this webinar, Brian Kittler , …
… reducing wood consumption (e.g. paper, bioenergy, furniture) translates into increased forest conservation? Explore the tensions between economic and ecological drivers for forest conservation. Speakers from the paper and biomass industries, NGOs, and academia will debate how best to conserve our forests. Featuring: Kim Elliman - President and CEO, Open Space Institute Melissa …
… Watch the full recording here! Urban trees and forests are often overlooked in our fight against climate change and yet they cumulatively … and new financing mechanisms are urgently needed. Join our webinar to engage with City Forest Credits ' Executive Director, Mark McPherson, as he walks us through promising new … projects, and the outlook for expanding this critical branch of conservation finance. [Note: this webinar was originally scheduled for Friday, May 1st, but has been …