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The Conservation Finance Network

Where Conservation Meets Capital

The Conservation Finance Network (CFN) advances land and resource conservation by expanding the use of innovative and effective funding and financing strategies.

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Current News and Insights

Creative Uses of Clean Water State Revolving Funds for Conservation and Restoration Three case studies describe how CWSRFs were used to fund land protection and restoration efforts, and the roles of different partners in making these projects happen in Huntington, VT, Washington state, and Camden, NJ. These case studies were...
Conservation Finance Network Boot Camp 2025 In Brief The 20th annual Conservation Finance Boot Camp, hosted at the Yale School of the Environment in partnership with the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and with sponsorship support from the Connecticut Green Bank, brought together 39 conservation practitioners to learn...
2025 Boot Camp Cohort Group Photo in CBEY's Kroon Hall top floor
Grassland carbon markets may be small, but they provide a way to finance the protection of ranchlands while sequestering carbon. In this recorded webinar, Travis Croft, Program Manager at the Climate Trust, talks about the differences between the forest and grassland carbon markets and describes a recent carbon credit transaction...
Grasslands Carbon Webinar Title Slide