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Worth Reading About Worth: Kyte Addresses Voluntary Markets

May 06, 2022
Source: BusinessGreen
Rachel Kyte, who helped hammer out the Paris agreement, talks through techniques to deliver robust carbon markets before (or instead of waiting until) governments make the rules. The interview requires a 7-day free trial.
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In Which the Verb Carries Lofty Meaning

April 29, 2022
Source: NPR
This All Things Considered story from April 28 situates carbon removal in the forefront of many popular science-aligned strategies for climate survival.
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Beyond Plain: Burger King and Cargill Announce Matching Pledge For Regenerative Grants

April 15, 2022
Source: Business Wire
This April 12 press release details a partnership among Burger King, Cargill, and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation to send up to $10 million in grants over five years to support regenerative practices across the United States' Great Plains.
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This New Framework Draft

March 18, 2022
Source: The Globe and Mail
A reporter from a leading Canadian paper sizes up the "beta" framework from the Task Force on Nature-Related Financial Disclosure.
Recovery across the world came before a panel of experts at Yale in January.

Financing Tropical Forests: Lessons For Scaling From Yale's Annual Conference

Nadeem Demian
February 16, 2022
  • Topics:
  • Blended Finance
  • Climate
  • Impact Investing
  • Land Conservation
In looking at forest restoration finance in a tropical context, three experts at a Yale-sponsored panel spoke of clearer images from space and more inclusive planning on the ground.
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Something to Shovel On: New Theories of Land Value

February 11, 2022
Source: Project Syndicate
In this February 11 essay, an Oxford scholar proposes a theory of land valuation that places carbon savings and biodiversity at the core.
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The Nature of the Case, HBR-Style

February 04, 2022
Source: Harvard Business Review
This February 2 post conveys the biodiversity-finance case in managerial terms.
Everyone learns in meetings - but what can we learn about how to run meetings?

With the International Land Conservation Network, CFN offers a handbook for handling gatherings to boost impact. 

How to Bring People Together to Unlock Scaled Conservation Impact

Helen Rogers, Leigh Whelpton
November 23, 2021
  • Topics:
  • Blended Finance
  • Impact Investing
  • Land Conservation
  • Philanthropy
  • Public Policy
Intractable social and environmental problems require collective action. These challenges demand that we step beyond individual mission statements and business models to craft strategies, chart paths forward, and unlock scaled impact—together. A new guide draws on lessons from convenings around the world to make gatherings more enjoyable and effective.
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A Pioneering Environmental Impact Bond for DC Water (Updated)

Abby Martin, Alec Appelbaum
September 27, 2021
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  • Cities
  • Climate
  • Fresh Water
  • Impact Investing
  • Public Funding
  • Public Policy
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) created a municipal bond that covers the downside risk of using green infrastructure to control stormwater runoff. By offloading risk to investors, the utility drew new financing -and time to get its practices right. Now other cities are following its lead.
Becoming expert in conservation finance begins with a succession of mental steps.

Boot camp can mean the start of a long, uphill financial journey. 

Boot Camp Personal Narrative: My First Time Exploring Conservation Finance

Lina Farias
August 17, 2021
  • Topics:
  • Blended Finance
  • Impact Investing
  • Oceans
I have always envisioned myself as the wildlife field biologist who camps in the woods or sleeps on a boat. But while attending the boot camp, I found that the difference between fundraising and financing affected whether an organization could sustain its projects.

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