Conservation Finance Network

We advance land and resource conservation by producing solutions-oriented news about a wide variety of ecosystems.

By Yale Center for Business and the Environment

Delaware River
Revolving Water Fund Pilots PFS Approach for Water Quality Improvements
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In May 2019, the Revolving Water Fund and the city of Newark, Delaware, announced the closing of the first ever pay-for-success transaction funding …
August 28
Deforestation
How Guaranteed Offtake Can Drive Sustainable Agriculture
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Marisa Repka
As food companies look to lower supply chain risk and reduce their ecological footprint, new strategies are emerging to increase adoption of …
July 24
How Guaranteed Offtake Can Drive Sustainable Agriculture
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Because multi-year agreements help to provide assurance for major capital investment, they present an opportunity for advancing more sustainable …
July 24
Pay-for-Success Financing
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Pay-for-Success financing provides an alternate approach to conservation funding by aligning payment for project costs with the delivery of outcomes, …
July 24
Atlanta Environmental Impact Bond Breaks into Public Market
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In January 2019, Atlanta closed a $14 million environmental impact bond (EIB) for stormwater management in the city’s Proctor Creek …
June 24
New Collaborative Looks to Make Market-Rate Investments with Conservation Impact
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Vincent Caruso
Impact Capital Managers (ICM), a network of impact-focused venture capital and private equity funds, is out to disprove the notion that investing for …
May 17
Financing the Aquaculture Revolution
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Kalyani Basu
The rise of aquaculture may hold promise to mitigate the environmental pressures of overfishing wild populations, and the food scarcity issues …
April 15
Corporate Investment in Farmers’ Sustainable Transition
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Maki Tazawa
Less than one percent of United States farms had an organic certification in 2017, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Due to …
January 31
Conservation
New Impact Investing Partnership Fuels Ranch Conservation
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Shea Flanagan
One would not typically think a timberland investment manager would partner with a land trust to conserve a ranch as an impact investing deal. …
Dec 19, 2018
Information Architecture
Using Financial Models Sets up Land Trusts for Success
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Shea Flanagan
Financial modeling is an emerging application for land trusts. It could make a great difference in their ability to forecast and plan for various …
Dec 19, 2018
Meat
Venture Capital Can Fund Meat Alternatives
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Dennis Tung
Food entrepreneurs are exploring plant-based meats and cell-based meats. According to one market analysis, the global meat-substitutes market is …
Dec 19, 2018
Colombia Puts a Tax on Carbon
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Camilo Monge
In Colombia, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, the government introduced a tax on fossil fuels of $5 USD per ton of carbon dioxide …
Nov 27, 2018
Food-Industry Water Risk Is a Growing Concern
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Marisa Repka
Water – the lifeblood of the $5-trillion food industry – is slowly gaining notice among companies and investors in this sector. Food and agriculture …
Nov 27, 2018
Restoration
Channelling Innovative Finance for Coral Restoration
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Kalyani Basu
Anthropogenic influence on coral ecosystems is tremendous. Corals are dying because of bleaching, disease and weakness. This is due to ocean warming …
Nov 27, 2018
Tapping into Public Health Dollars to Restore Urban Forests
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Lauren Stoneburner
Recent developments on the relationship between urban greenery and public health have taken cities by storm. Reports such as “Funding Trees for …
Nov 9, 2018
Conservation, Accelerated
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Maki Tazawa
Accelerators provide a formal way for startups to access expertise. They can also help provide capital for organizations and companies in the early …
Nov 8, 2018
Intermediaries Are a Missing Ingredient in Conservation Finance
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Jeffrey Conti
Financial intermediaries can make new markets come alive, according to a key discussion from CFN's 6th Conservation Finance Practitioner Roundtable. …
Oct 25, 2018
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Yale Center for Business and the Environment
https://www.conservationfinancenetwork.org/2018/10/17/intermediaries-are-missing-ingredient-in-conservation-finance
Oct 17, 2018
Louisiana Environmental Impact Bond May Reduce Coastal Land Loss
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Kat Friedrich
Bordered by beautiful wetlands along the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana is a hub of transportation and industry. A pilot environmental impact bond could …
Sep 26, 2018
How Green Infrastructure Yields Urban Safety and Health
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Kat Friedrich
Greenprint Partners is field-testing a green infrastructure-financing approach that could help make communities healthier and safer in a small group …
Sep 23, 2018
Urban Agriculture
A Blueprint for Financing Green Stormwater Infrastructure
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Kat Friedrich
In a few Rust Belt cities that are seeking economic and social benefits, Greenprint Partners – formerly known as Fresh Coast Capital – is breaking …
Aug 27, 2018
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Yale Center for Business and the Environment
https://www.conservationfinancenetwork.org/2018/08/27/focus-on-investors-boosts-dc%E2%80%99s-stormwater-credit-market
Aug 27, 2018
Focus on Investors Boosts DC’s Stormwater Credit Market
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Allegra Wrocklage
The Washington, DC Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE)’s Stormwater Retention Credit Program takes a unique approach to attracting …
Aug 27, 2018
Donor-Advised Funds Are an Untapped Source of Impact Capital
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Nathalie Woolworth
The National Philanthropic Trust’s 2017 Donor-Advised Fund Report found that the capital housed in donor-advised funds across the United States …
Aug 22, 2018
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Yale Center for Business and the Environment
https://www.conservationfinancenetwork.org/2018/07/30/voices-of-conservation-finance-an-interview-with-bethany-olmstead
Jul 30, 2018
Could a Mature Timberland Asset Class Spur Conservation?
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Chris Martin
Sustainable forestry represents a major portion of conservation finance’s investable landscape. According to a 2016 Forest Trends report, “State of …
Jul 25, 2018
How to Get an Impact Investor's Attention
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Jeffrey Conti
Conservation managers and entrepreneurs who are looking to make their projects stand out as investment opportunities should be sure to supply the …
Jul 25, 2018
Impact Investors Discuss How They View Conservation Investments
conservationfinancenetwork.org - Jeffrey Conti
There is a growing gap between available impact capital and conservation investments. This has become a major focal point for investment …
Jul 25, 2018
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Yale Center for Business and the Environment
https://www.conservationfinancenetwork.org/2018/06/26/forest-carbon-storage-for-conservation-finance
Jun 26, 2018