The Conservation Finance Network: advancing innovative financing for environmental conservation.
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4 May 2022
Our 9th Conservation Finance Conference! How does @USTreasury integrate nature in decisions? What's structure of Belize blue bond & rhino bond? How to harness net zero pledges for real climate action? w/@NatureVest @EmergentClimate @AfricanParks @NuveenInv @Mirova_RI @InvescoUS
4 May 2022
May 12! Join us for this year's drumbeat of investable, scalable, repeatable transactions for conservation & natural climate solutions w/@CreditSuisse: bit.ly/2022CFC🦏@JohnTobinBridge @AtkinsonCenter🌲 @dypchen @EquilibriumCap @ConsFinance🐠 #naturebasedsolutions
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22 Apr 2022
Here's some good news for #EarthDay: Maryland just passed nation’s 1st conservation law focused on private finance! Will help speed and scale MD's Chesapeake Bay, forest conservation, climate, and environmental justice goals—without increasing the state budget.
22 Apr 2022
It happened! Maryland's Conservation Finance Act is LAW. @EPIConservation @SenatorSarah
Increased equity & efficiency for conservation / climate resilience = pay for outcomes expand SRF prioritize EJ finance blue/green infrastructure #earthday🦀bit.ly/MDCFA22
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22 Apr 2022
Check out our 9th Annual Conservation Finance Conference with @CreditSuisse May 12th. We'll continue our drumbeat for scalable, repeatable, investable #conservationfinance approaches. See you on the (free) livestream? bit.ly/2022CFC
22 Apr 2022
What does biodiv mean for @BlackRock? What are the deal mechanics of Belize blue bond @NatureVest? What's behind carbon market growth @EmergentClimate? Join our livestreamed Conservation Finance Conference w/@CreditSuisse 5/12: bit.ly/2022CFC @ConsFinance @AtkinsonCenter
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20 Apr 2022
Permanent funding for the South Carolina Conservation Bank has stalled, but legislators still support the bill.
postandcourier.com/environme…
20 Apr 2022
Join the Conservation Finance Network as our new Project & Ops Manager! Help public, private, & nonprofit practitioners mobilize $$ for the projects that matter most—from climate resilience to human health/equity, from green infrastructure to regen ag: bit.ly/CFN-project-ops
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19 Apr 2022
In March, the SEC proposed rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their climate risk. This move is a step in the right direction, but does not encompass the full range of #environmental risk.
news.climate.columbia.edu/20…
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18 Apr 2022
🎵🎵Species extinction is driving the loss of sonic diversity as we lose millions of singing whales and billions of vocalizing fish. @YaleE360 calls out why this matters 🎵🎵
e360.yale.edu/features/wild-…
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18 Apr 2022
What are the 7 common factors across successful conservation-land aggregation projects?
🟢pre-identified buyers
🟢catalytic funding
🟢sufficient incentives
🟢active landowner outreach
🟢trusted conveners
🟢aggregation structure
🟢equity
conservationfinancenetwork.o…
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17 Apr 2022
After a record $4.2 million was committed to #restoration projects by participating #conservation groups, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and @WorldResources committees now decide which habitat and conservation projects are of the highest priority.
townlift.com/2022/04/record-…
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16 Apr 2022
Opinion | Why Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis should save #soil and water #conservation districts.
tallahassee.com/story/opinio… via @tdonline
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15 Apr 2022
Martens can serve as an “umbrella monitoring species” for 11 other mammal species in Maine. But this cute carnivore is threatened by recent intense timber removal activities.
umaine.edu/news/blog/2022/04…
15 Apr 2022
Conservation Finance Boot Camp is livestreaming direct from the classroom! June 27-30 at @cnt4collabcons @ColoradoStateU w/@UWENR: bit.ly/VirtualBootCamp22 #conservationfinance #CFbootcamp
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15 Apr 2022
Calling all fund managers, advisors, project developers, intermediaries, investors & partners: join our CF Conference with @CreditSuisse May 12 to explore the latest public/private sector innovation & how institutional investors are stepping up 🦏🦈🌲 bit.ly/2022CFC
15 Apr 2022
It's the Super-Year for Nature—an inflection point for #ConservationFinance. Join us virtually May 12th for our 9th Conservation Finance Conference w/@CreditSuisse @AtkinsonCenter @EquilibriumCap Lyme Timber, Seale & Associates & @ConsFinance: bit.ly/2022CFC #impinv
15 Apr 2022
#soy was responsible for 10% of #deforestation across South America in the last 20 years. Brazil is the world’s third-largest soy producer, but its Indigenous peoples are working to protect their lands and develop sustainable businesses.
15 Apr 2022
The Kayapó of Brazil are fighting an intensifying battle to save their land from illegal logging and mining.
“If there were no more Kayapó territory, then there would definitely be no more forest at all," says one expert.
e360.yale.edu/features/for-t…
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14 Apr 2022
A growing number of scholars are calling to forest data FAIR - Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable 🌳🌳
13 Apr 2022
Important paper:
Making forest data fair and open
nature.com/articles/s41559-0…
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14 Apr 2022
Conservation groups restore habitats for endangered wildlife on the South Texas border. These actions help protect and create habitats for wildlife like the endangered ocelots.
8newsnow.com/news/conservati…
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12 Apr 2022
Cash for conservation: A Canadian farmer, in collaboration with Wild Sheep Society of B.C., is helping save bighorn sheep from deadly bacteria by buying discarded wool.
cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…
11 Apr 2022
South Africa is piloting its first internationally certified carbon program for the agricultural sector - known as AgriCarbon - to help curb GHG emissions. Dairy farms release large amounts of methane and nitrogen.
reuters.com/business/environ…
11 Apr 2022
A collaborative #conservation effort between two First Nations communities in Canada has brought a caribou herd back from extinction in less than 10 years.
cbc.ca/radio/quirks/apr-9-ar…
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11 Apr 2022
This spotlight from @NRCMenvironment amplifies the diverse voices involved in Maine's Color of Climate (COC) group. COC is a group centered around Black and People of Color perspectives, voices, and leadership in #ClimateCrisis and #ESG issues.
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