May 2018 ILCN Newsletter

ILCN

Recaps the ILCN’s Africa scoping trip, introduces Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association, and discusses carbon markets and land conservation

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Financing Green Infrastructure with Environmental Impact Bonds

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Chesapeake Bay Foundation video on Financing Green Infrastructure with Environmental Impact Bonds. This explores impact investment as a solution for better environmental and economic outcomes.

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February 2018 ILCN Newsletter

Featuring a recap of the 2018 Global Congress and its outcomes, including the preceding Chile study tour.

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Fertile Ground: State of Forest Carbon Finance 2017

Forest Trends

Worldwide, policy makers recognize the potential for land to combat climate change. This report looks at 97 countries’ plans to reduce emissions from deforestation as promised in the Paris Agreement. This international community seeks to meet emissions targets in a cost effective way and are looking for innovative mechanisms to chan…

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State of Biodiversity Mitigation 2017

Forest Trends

This report shows how smart mitigation policies can leverage new financial resources and momentum in pursuit of “no net loss” of biodiversity, complementing traditional conservation strategies such as protected areas. It discusses environmental offsets and how certain approaches can increase regulatory certainty, speed up planning and per…

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September 2017 ILCN Newsletter

ILCN

Expanding the Toolbox for Conservation, from Canada, to California, Chile and South Africa’s Western Cape. It includes highlights from the Chile-California Conservation Exchange, Canada’s revision of its Land Trust Standards and Practices, and more.

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Beyond the Source: The environmental, economic and community benefits of source water protection

The Nature Conservancy

This report by The Nature Conservancy analyzes 4,000 cities to demonstrate the health, climate and biodiversity benefits of source water protection. It discusses watersheds and natural infrastructure as solutions to biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation, food security, and more. It directly addresses the part…

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Impact Investing in Sustainable Food and Agriculture across Asset Classes: Financing Resilient Value Chains through Total Portfolio Activation

Croatan Institute

This paper has a specific focus on impact investing in sustainable food and agriculture across asset classes. At a time when farmers, entrepreneurs and companies are increasingly rising to the growing demand for more transparent, organic and local food supply chains, investors have a critical role to play in financing stronger links local…

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July 2017 ILCN Newsletter

ILCN

Updates from Argentina, Romania, Panama, the IUCN, and the world of finance.

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State of Private Investment in Conservation 2016: A Landscape Assessment of an Emerging Market

Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace

This report tracks the burgeoning field of conservation investing–a component of socially and environmentally conscious impact investing. The private sector channeled $8.2 billion of private capital into investments that seek measurable environmental benefits–in addition to financial returns–between 2004 and 2015. This report builds on th…

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