Fondos Ambientales como Practica de Conservacion y Desarollo Sustentable en America Latina y el Caribe

This document is a description of the Environmental Funds that were members of the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds (RedLAC) in 2003. It provides information on their policies and practices intended to be useful to RedLAC in the preparation of its strategic plan. The report is not an evaluation of EF management, but a descriptive work derived from information provided by each of the participating EFs. The individual case studies likewise are prepared by the Funds themselves and may not reflect the perceptions of external stakeholders.

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Workshop 11: Case Studies to Share Experiences of Environmental Funds

This material was produced for the 11th RedLAC Capacity Building workshop.

Host fund: Ecuador’s National Environmental Fund - FAN (Fondo Ambiental Ecuador)
Venue: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Date: October 24-26, 2014
Organization: Funbio, on behalf of RedLAC and Host Fund
Coordination: Prof. Santiago J. Bucaram and Elizabeth Tamayo Tabares

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Workshop 10: Extractive Industries - Opportunities for Environmental Funds

This material was produced for the 10th RedLAC Capacity Building workshop.

Host fund: Sangha Tri-National Foundation
Venue: Douala, Cameroon
Date: September 15 - 17, 2014
Organization: Funbio, on behalf of RedLAC and Host Fund
Coordination: Francis Vorhies, from Earthmind

RedLAC10 Reference Library at http://redlac10.earthmind.net/

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Workshop 9: Resources Mobilization for Environmental Funds

This material was produced for the 9th RedLAC Capacity Building workshop.


Host fund: Costa Rica Por Siempre
Venue: San Jose, Costa Rica
Date: November 1 - 3, 2013
Organization: Funbio, on behalf of RedLAC and Host Funds
Coordination: Benjamin Landreau, from Green Eco-Land

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Workshop 8: Governance Strategies for Environmental Funds

This material was produced for the eighth RedLAC Capacity Building workshop.

Host fund: Fondation Tany Meva and Madagascar Biodiversity Fund
Venue: Antisiranana, Madagascar
Date: September 16 to 18, 2013
Organization: Funbio, on behalf of RedLAC and Host Funds
Coordination: Gaetan Quesne and Alain Lafontaine

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Workshop 7: Monitoring the Impact of EF Projects on Biodiversity Conservation in PAs

This material was produced for the seventh RedLAC Capacity Building workshop.
Host fund: Profonanpe
Venue: Lima, Peru
Date: November 9 to 11, 2012
Organization: Funbio, on behalf of RedLAC
Coordination: Allen D. Putney and Paquita Bath

Also visit the workshop page for further resources.

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Workshop 6: Communication and Marketing for Environmental Funds

This material was produced for the sixth RedLAC Capacity Building workshop.
Host fund: Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Trust
Venue: Entebbe, Uganda
Date: September 25 and 26, 2012
Organization: Funbio, on behalf of RedLAC
Coordination: Padma Environmental Consulting
Also visit the workshop page for further resources.

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Call for Proposals: Convocatoria para Propuestas

The RedLAC Capacity Building Project also supports calls for proposals, which are exclusive to RedLAC members, and aim at inviting proposals to design and/or adapt and/or implement new conservation finance mechanisms that are sustainable and do not depend exclusively on donations, preferably focusing on market-oriented initiatives.

This call for proposals took place in December 2011.

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Workshop 5: Opportunities for Environmental Funds in Compensation and Offset Themes

This material was produced for the fifth RedLAC Capacity Building workshop.
Host fund: Suriname Conservation Foundation (SCF)
Venue: Paramaribo, Suriname
Date: November 11th to 13th, 2011
Organization: Funbio, on behalf of RedLAC
Coordination: Business and Biodiversity Offsets Program, BBOP

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Workshop 4: Fundraising Strategies for Environmental Funds

This material was produced for the fourth RedLAC Capacity Building workshop.
Host fund: Eastern Arc Mountains Conservation Endowment Fund (EAMCEF)
Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Date: September, 27th to 28th, 2011
Organization: Funbio, on behalf of RedLAC
Coordination: Aligning Visions
 

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Optional Manual for Pilot Projects on Innovative Financial Mechanisms

This operational manual was developed to guide the RedLAC member Environmental Funds responsible for the Pilot Projects on Innovative Financial Mechanisms supported by the RedLAC Capacity Building Project.

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Workshop 3: The Roles of Environmental Funds in REDD+

This material was produced for the third RedLAC Capacity Building workshop.
Host fund: Brazilian Biodiversity Fund, Funbio
Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: July, 5th to 7th, 2011
Organization: Funbio, on behalf of RedLAC
Coordination: Amazon Environmental Research Institute, IPAM
 

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Call for Concept Notes: Convocatoria para notas concepto

The RedLAC Capacity Building Project also supports calls for proposals, which are exclusive to RedLAC members, and aim at inviting proposals to design and/or adapt and/or implement new conservation finance mechanisms that are sustainable and do not depend exclusively on donations, preferably focusing on market-oriented initiatives.

This call for concept notes took place in May 2011.

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Workshop 2: Strategic Planning for Environmental Funds

This material was produced for the second RedLAC Capacity Building workshop.
Host fund: Kenya Wildlife Service Fund
Venue: Mombasa, Kenya
Date: March, 29th to 31th, 2011
Organization: Funbio, on behalf of RedLAC
Coordinators: Carlos Quintela and Steven Phillips
 

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