The Nature Conservancy is Seeking a Product Development Director, Debt Conversions

The Director, Product Development, Debt Conversions will report to the Deputy Managing Director, Blue Bonds in NatureVest. Debt Conversions involve negotiating the restructuring of a country’s sovereign debt using investment capital and credit enhancement to create funding to finance marine conservation and related activities in the country.   

The Director’s role shall be to lead the development and implementation of debt conversions primarily in the Africa region, but potentially in other regions across the globe where Debt Conversions opportunities can be identified. S/he/they will engage in all aspects of capital-raising including the soliciting of potential investors and donors, and the management of investor relationships. Key responsibilities shall also include: identifying and negotiating key partnership arrangements, developing financial models (including the incorporation of blended finance and credit enhancement mechanisms), performing due diligence and risk assessments / mitigation, developing internal and external materials, and structuring and closing the deals.  

More information on the position and how to apply is available on The Nature Conservancy’s website.

All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 14, 2020.

What We're Reading - Nature Risk Rising: Why the Crisis Engulfing Nature Matters for Business and the Economy

From World Economic Forum:

“It is not surprising that the World Economic Forum’s 2020 Global Risks Report (GRR), through its comprehensive risks perception survey, ranks biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse as one of the top five risks in terms of likelihood and impact in the coming 10 years. Yet general confusion persists on what amount of nature loss has occurred, why it relates to human prosperity and how to confront its loss in a practical manner, especially in the business world. Following on the heels of the 2020 GRR, this report provides a deep dive into how nature loss is material to businesses in all industry sectors and makes a clear argument for nature-related risks to be regularly identified, assessed and disclosed by business – as is now increasingly the case for climate change risks. This will help prevent risk mispricing and inaccurate capital buffers, as well as guiding action to mitigate and adapt business activities that degrade and destroy nature.”

The full article is available here.

Fauna & Flora International Seeking Temporary Director of Conservation Finance and Enterprise

Start Date: 1 April 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter

Contract Type: This is a temporary position to provide parental leave cover and will terminate on or before 16 April 2021 on the return of the Director, Conservation Finance & Enterprise from parental leave.

Location: Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge, UK

FFI is seeking a Director to lead the operational management, implementation and development of FFI’s Conservation Finance & Enterprise programme.

Further information is available here on the F&F website.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 5 February 2020.

Consulting Opportunity in Cairo, Egypt

Strengthening Protected Area Financing and Management Systems

Project Consultancy services to deliver training course on tourism revenues management within protected areas

Please find at the link TORs for consultancy services for an international consultant to deliver a training course on effective mechanisms within protected areas to raise funds from tourism.

The deadline to apply is 12 January 2020

https://portals.iucn.org/union/sites/union/files/doc/5-1-2019-epasp.tor_revenues_020120_ext.pdf


The consultant is expected to focus on a range of tasks which involves, but is not limited to: (1) opportunities for generating revenues directly or indirectly from tourism within PAs; (2) structures for protected area management and implications for financing; (3) protected areas funding methods; (4) how to develop and implement effective tourism management plans for PAs; (5) how to match appropriate types of tourism to particular sites within PAs, taking into account conservation goals and tourism markets; (6) procedures for effective implementation of revenue raising mechanisms within PAs.

As outlined in the TORs, application should include a Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal. Submissions should be received by 15:00 (Cairo time) on 12 Jan 2020. Proposals should be clearly marked “Consultancy services to deliver training course on tourism revenues management within protected areas” and addressed to Dr. Khaled Allam at email: info@epasp.org; mobile: 01001288508. All queries should be directed to Dr Allam.

2020 Conservation Finance Boot Camp Applications Now Open

Applications are now open for Conservation Finance Network’s 14th annual Conservation Finance Boot Camp! The course will be held June 22nd-26th, 2020, at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies in New Haven, CT. They are not only excited to return the course to its founding location, but also to host with our partners at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. New England is a dynamic landscape for conservation funding and finance, exhibiting leadership in philanthropy and innovation in the land trust and land conservation movement. They are excited to complement the national perspective of the Boot Camp with case studies from the region.  

Please see the Boot Camp webpage for more information, and be sure to submit your application by January 31st!

Upcoming CFA Webinar: A research and policy agenda for establishing a “Blue Fund” for the conservation and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems in Costa Rica

Date: January 15th 2020

Time: 12pm EST

RSVP is kindly requested of all participants.

Costa Rica has ten times more marine area than terrestrial area, with a variety of marine and coastal ecosystems that provide valuable goods and services to society at many scales. Nevertheless, these ecosystems have been significantly degraded by unsustainable economic activities mainly because of the public good nature of marine and coastal ecosystem services. They are undervalued or not valued at all under current markets, and lack the appropriate institutions and mechanisms to internalize their value in order to better manage them. As a solution to this research and policy gap, the creation of the Blue Fund is proposed, a new PES scheme focused on marine and coastal ecosystems with the goal of conserving, enhancing and restoring them. To build this new scheme, a six-step process was designed.

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Kinship Conservation Fellows is now accepting applications for the 2020 Fellowship

Kinship Conservation Fellows is now accepting applications for the 2020 Fellowship. 

The program is looking for conservation leaders with at least five years of experience who are interested in the application of market-based solutions to solve environmental problems. 

 Please spread the word about this great opportunity to become part of an expanding global community of innovative conservationists!

Read more about the requirements and how to apply.

Why become a Fellow?

The Kinship Fellows Community is now 282 members strong. If you're wondering what it means to be a part of this vast global network, read about the personal experiences of our Fellows.

About the Fellowship

The 2020 Fellowship takes place from June 28 through July 29, 2020 in Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A. Over the course of the month, Fellows attend interactive sessions, participate in collaborative and independent projects, and attend field trips. Fellows are awarded a $6,000 stipend to defray travel and living expenses, and are provided housing during the program.