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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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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...
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CFN’s Mary Powers and Saskia Braden recently sat down with Julius Pasay, Executive Director of The Climate Trust, for a conversation on the challenges and opportunities shaping today’s forest carbon market. Their discussion explored key market trends, hurdles facing landowners and project developers, and innovative approaches to making carbon finance...
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On November 12-13, 2024, the Conservation Finance Network hosted our 13th annual Conservation Finance Roundtable in Denver, Colorado, in collaboration with the Salazar Center for North American Conservation and with support from the Gates Family Foundation. The overall event agenda is available here, and the article that follows summarizes key takeaways...
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