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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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2026 Conservation Finance Boot Camp

The Conservation Finance Network (CFN) is pleased to announce our 21st annual Conservation Finance Boot Camp. The Boot Camp will be held June 2-5, 2026 at the Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, CT, in partnership with the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. 

Announcing the 2026 Conservation Finance Boot Camp!
2026 Conservation Finance Boot Camp

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Ecosystem Service Markets Roundup
September 04, 2025
We’re excited to launch our new Ecosystem Roundup, a quarterly update on ecosystem markets. In this edition, we spotlight key carbon market developments and trends, highlight promising projects from the field, and feature an interview with The Climate Trust. Looking ahead, we’ll explore biodiversity credits and mitigation markets as well...
Q1 2025 Ecosystem Service Markets visual
Creative Uses of Clean Water State Revolving Funds for Conservation and Restoration
August 22, 2025
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...
Charles Etok Edwardsen Jr. Mitigation Bank Case Study
July 22, 2025
​ Case Study Charles Etok Edwardsen Jr. Mitigation Bank Protecting critical aquatic resources in northern Alaska By James Freeman, Yale School of the Environment May 2025 Problem The North Slope of Alaska is an ecologically sensitive region that is home to the Inupiat people, an indigenous tribe known for their...
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