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WHY ARE WE HERE?: 

WHY ARE WE HERE?

Biodiversity: Going, going….. : 

Biodiversity: Going, going…..

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Potential “killer barriers”in the finance area Impacts of private financial flows Lack of reliable, long-term funding Conservation Success

Total funding is inadequate by an order of magnitudeNearly all conservation funding is short-term (1 - 3 years)Explosive growth of private financial flows (adverse impacts/opportunities)Ecosystem services undervalued: 

Total funding is inadequate by an order of magnitude Nearly all conservation funding is short-term (1 - 3 years) Explosive growth of private financial flows (adverse impacts/opportunities) Ecosystem services undervalued More specifically...

Conservation Finance Programs: 

Conservation Finance Programs Sustainable funding for protected areas and national PA systems Mechanisms to effectively channel funding to conservation activities Pioneered some new approaches Global impacts in just a few areas

Lots of activity, limited collaboration: 

Lots of activity, limited collaboration Conservation Finance

How do we go to scale??!!: 

Approximate numbers of deals 20+ conservation trust funds (inadequate capital) 10 conservation-oriented carbon investment projects 3 biodiversity enterprises funds (mostly small-scale) 5 water user fees 4 conservation concessions 1 national ecotourism tax 2 resource extraction fees dedicated to conservation How do we go to scale??!!

Barriers to Scaling Up: 

Barriers to Scaling Up Capital: Lack of seed funding for new finance projects; lack of capital for trust funds Tools: Lack of well-packaged information and practitioner tools for taking action Sharing/learning: Lack of info-sharing and learning from field experience Technical support: Lack of technical support, particularly in developing countries Lack of focussed collaboration

Training Guide: 

Training Guide An example of concrete synergies that can be achieved through focussed collaboration (GO TO CD ROM)

CAN A CONSERVATION ALLIANCE BE BUILT AROUND A STRATEGIC PROGRAM OF ACTION?: 

CAN A CONSERVATION ALLIANCE BE BUILT AROUND A STRATEGIC PROGRAM OF ACTION?

Purpose of retreat: 

Purpose of retreat Preliminary Program of Action General elements of MOU to formalize alliance Identify ways other organizations can contribute to and benefit from alliance

Groundrules: 

Groundrules Spirit of collaboration Concise comments to allow others time to speak Patience Destroy all cellphones! Have fun (or else)

TNC’S CONSERVATION FINANCE PROGRAM(in transition): 

TNC’S CONSERVATION FINANCE PROGRAM (in transition)

Staffing: size: 

Staffing: size “Core Conservation Finance Staff” (at least 1/3 of their time): Appx. 14 Many others spending less than 1/3 of their time on conservation finance

Staffing: deployment: 

Staffing: deployment Core Conservation Finance Staff 10 in Arlington headquarters 1 in New Zealand 1 in San Jose 1 in Quito 1 in Vermont

Conservation Finance Programs: 

Conservation Finance Programs Conservation Trust Funds – IPG; TA to support establishment / start-up Water Policy Program – water valuation and water user fees Initiative for Innovative Conservation Finance – tools, training, financial innovations Compatible Ventures Group – market tools, compatible businesses, financial innovations EcoEnterprises Fund – equity/loan/grant capital for biodiversity-friendly enterprises

Conservation Finance Programs(continued): 

Conservation Finance Programs (continued) Ecotourism Program – visitor use fees Climate Change Program – forest carbon mitigation projects (pvt. sector investment) Debt Swaps Program: TFCA focus Conservation bonds - state bond issues across U.S. Conservation easements (?): US and LA

Status of CF Mechanisms: 

Status of CF Mechanisms

Status of CF Mechanisms: 

Status of CF Mechanisms

Focus of CF Mechanisms: 

Focus of CF Mechanisms Exploring Indonesia, DR US focus to date

Focus of CF Mechanisms: 

Focus of CF Mechanisms Ongoing in many states Private land easements - growing area for LA, strong interest to apply in AP Interest to expand in LA and to AP

Priority mechanisms(under review): 

Priority mechanisms (under review) CTFs Ecosystem service payments (carbon, water, tourism user fees) Compatible enterprises (income gen, reduce conserv costs, enterprise funds) Conservation concessions (broad)

Priority themes(under review): 

Priority themes (under review) Site sustainability - lasting impacts Multi-site strategies - going-to-scale Capacity-building delivery systems (training guide, targeted tools, targeted trainings, etc.) 5 TNC Initiatives: marine, invasives, fire, freshwater, climate change

Gaps: 

Gaps Delivery systems: seed fund, practical tools, targeted training, field-based finance specialists Investment capital for CF mechanisms Capacity in resource economics and economic analysis (esp. int’l) Finance strategies that engage commercial-scale businesses Forest policy expertise

Existing collaborations: 

Existing collaborations Coral Reef / MPA Initiative: TNC / CI leadership. Large, multi-year grant under discussion Human welfare / biodiv. integration project: TNC/WRI leadership. Large, ten-year Moore Foundation grant CI / TNC science and research collaboration on conservation economics (e.g., conservation concessions) Mesoamer. reef reg. trust fund - TNC and WWF EcoEnterprises Fund - TNC, IDB, GEF

Future collaborations: 

Future collaborations Large-scale priority sites (e.g., SW Amazon, East Kalimantan, SW China) Training Guide and targeted trainings Targeted events/fora: WPC, CBD, GEF Coral reef / MPAs Conservation concessions - Latin America and AP)