… Watch the full recording on YouTube here! Conservation Trust Funds (CTFs) are private, legally independent institutions that provide sustainable grant funding for conservation, usually in countries with developing economies where national budgets are not adequate to meet the funding needs of protected areas and biodiversity conservation. Katy Mathias (SOM ‘98) from the Wildlife Conservation Society will discuss …
… Governments and conservation organizations invest billions of dollars each year in habitat conservation in … examine the three most commonly used conservation investment strategies, and will present case studies from the US and the UK that examine whether existing conservation programs … examine the three most commonly used conservation investment strategies, and will present case studies from the US and the UK that examine whether existing conservation programs …
… 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, municipalities, regulators and impact investors to address conservation on a watershed scale. The model, piloted in the Brandywine-Christina Watershed …
… Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation as he presents the Moore Foundation’s new market-based conservation initiatives. Guillermo Castilleja leads and oversees strategy for the Foundation’s Environmental Conservation Program, which seeks to protect critical ecosystems and balance long-term conservation with sustainable use. The program includes an interlinked trio of …
… 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 … Trust for Public Land; Chairman of Southwire Company; served as past president of the International Cablemakers Federation; past chair of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce; elected …
… 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 … is on the Boards of non-profit organizations such as Textile Exchange, Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based …
… 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 … that the next economy will demand new solutions. As President of The Freshwater Trust, a conservation nonprofit headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Whitworth has put quantified conservation into practice, pioneering the model of a “do-tank” that is dramatically …
… 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 …
… Join us as two recent alumni discuss how they used grants and case competitions at Yale to gain insights and access into the industries that they ultimately pursued. This talk will feature: Spenser Shadle (MF/MBA '13) manages conservation-oriented timberland and organic farmland investments at New Island Capital--an … the Sobotka Research Fund to write a paper titled "Navigating Wetland Mitigation Markets: A study of risks facing entrepreneurs and regulators." Spenser and Patrick were also part of a …
… US Representative for the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Cameron has worked in international environmental conservation and policy in Latin America, East Africa, the United States, and Asia while … on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Cameron has worked in international environmental conservation and policy in Latin America, East Africa, the United States, and Asia while …