On December 12th, 2016, in Santo Domingo, the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) and El Fondo Nacional para el Medio Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (Fondo MARENA) signed a ground-breaking Partnership Agreement, which will trigger new annual flows of funding to support environmental conservation projects in the Dominican Republic. This represents an important major step toward addressing the long-standing issue of lack of reliable and long-term funding to support environmental protection. This is the first agreement, of an initial set of eight, which the CBF aims to sign with partner national trust fund across the Caribbean.
Call for Ideas from "The Lab"
We would like to share with you a call for ideas from "The Lab"; a global innovation lab for climate finance that is seeking powerful and actionable ideas in Brasil and India to overcome barriers and accelerate investment for a greener future.
Successful ideas will be selected by Lab Members and other experts based on whether they are actionable, innovative, catalytic, and financially sustainable. The selected ideas will receive guidance and support from high-level experts and investors, as well as analytical and communications support.
For further information on what is required to submit an idea, submission deadlines, what selected ideas receive, and examples of previous winners, please check out The Lab's website.
WCS Job Opportunity
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) seeks an ambitious and experienced Lead of Strategy to lead external engagement for the Conservation Solutions team.
His/her primary responsibilities will be:
1) To work closely with the head of Global Corporate Engagement to design and implement a REDD+ marketing strategy. This strategy will increase the sales of REDD+ credits from WCS’ REDD+ portfolio and expand our relationships with the corporate sector.
2) Design and implement strategies to engage with individual, foundation and corporate donors to support WCS’s forest conservation and broader climate change work, especially on the West Coast.
3) Design and implement communication strategies for CS-led programs, such Intact Forests and Trillion Trees.
4) Act as CS’s West Coast representative to donors, partners, and other stakeholders.
If you have an interest in pursuing this position, or are curious about further details, please take a look at the posting on the WCS site.