Following the successful launch of the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR), we are pleased to provide a full recording of the high-level event for those that may have missed it. The recording can be accessed directly or through the GFCR landing page, which will be replaced by a full website in the coming weeks. The launch of the official website will be the best place to get more information on the GFCR blended finance model, news, upcoming events and projects.
Many thanks to those that attended and our many distinguished speakers!
Financing Nature: Closing the Biodiversity Financing Gap
September 17th, 2020
10 - 11 am EST
Join Hank Paulson and a panel of VIPs for the launch of a landmark report that makes the economic case for valuing nature and explores innovative financing mechanisms and policies that could help close the biodiversity financing gap.
Earth is experiencing accelerating biodiversity loss driven by humans. Climate change, also driven by human activities, is exacerbating these dramatic declines in nature.
Although we will never be able to calculate the full value of nature, we know enough to realize that the destruction of nature presents profound risks to human societies.
Reversing this worrying trend will require a transformational shift in the way markets, and the discipline of economics more broadly, value nature. And this shift needs to be reflected across public and private sectors as well as the general public.
Directors for the CORB Fund
The Cubango-Okavango River Basin is one of the jewels of Africa, recognized globally as one of the world’s greatest natural wonders – with a unique inland delta teeming with wildlife and epitomized by its status as a Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) and UNESCO’s 1,000th World Heritage Site. The countries of Angola, Botswana and Namibia jointly established the Cubango-Okavango River Basin Fund (CORB Fund), as a Company Limited by Guarantee in Botswana to sustain the integrity of this vast and important ecosystem together with the people who live within it. The CORB Fund is a fully independent hybrid fund that aims to enhance livelihoods, improve ecosystem resilience and provide equitable benefits to the riparian states of Angola, Botswana and Namibia, in their shared river basin. The Fund now seeks four highly motivated and experienced people to join the Board of Directors and help to protect the culture and nature of the Okavango and ensure the endurance of its people. The invitation for consideration to join the Board is now available on the OKACOM website and all individuals interested in becoming a part of this exciting and important new member of the conservation finance community can find the information for the Director positions at this web link:
BIOFUND Mozambique demonstrates the added value of CTFs, making 3 million USD available for a conservation response to COVID-19
This support is intended to help maintain the jobs of up to 950 of the 1,600 rangers in the National System of Conservation Areas, so as to guarantee the preservation of the country’s biodiversity during a phase in which the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are seriously affecting the conservation sector.
BIOFIN (Biodiversity Finance Initiative) COVID19 Crowdfunding Campaign
BIOFIN has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign in order to support the Tamaraws, a wild dwarf buffalo living in only one place in the world -- the island of Mindoro (the Philippines). Recently, due to COVID19, 32 of 35 wardens and 1 ranger previously operating in Mount Iglit Baco National Park, the last remaining bastion for the Tamaraws, have lost their jobs. The endangered Tamaraws are at risk of losing their protectors.
Please access the official communication from BIOFIN below, and participate in this crowdfunding campaign!
Webinar Series: Strengthening Protected Area Management Effectiveness
This series is part of the IUCN WCPA's "Vital Sites; the Journey to Marseille", a 6-month long series of online events and multimedia content to run between June 2020 and the rescheduled World Conservation Congress in January 2021.
This four-part webinar series aims to strengthen and continue connections among protected area practitioners and those involved in the evaluation of management effectiveness for protected areas.
Job Posting: Senior Environmental Specialist (World Bank Group)
The World Bank is seeking to recruit a Senior Environmental Specialist based in Washington DC. The work program for this position will focus on providing technical leadership on biodiversity and wildlife management program, managing an analytical work program (studies), and providing technical advice globally on matters related to ecology and wildlife management to World Bank lending program as needed. There is also an expectation that in time the candidate would be required to become proficient in the Bank’s environmental and social framework (ESF) and to become an accredited environmental risk management specialist for projects that have complex ecological challenges.
Call for Proposals: BIOPAMA Rapid Response Grants 2020
BIOPAMA is pleased to announce the launch of the Call for Proposals for Rapid Response Grants of the BIOPAMA Action Component. These grants aim at increasing the resilience of protected areas and local communities’ livelihoods facing the risks and difficulties of the global COVID-19 pandemic in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. Applications are open to eligible organisations on a rolling basis until 31 December 2020 but will be processed in the order they are received.
CFA is seeking an Intern!
The Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) is the leading global professional alliance of conservation finance experts, practitioners, and organizations. The CFA’s mission it to promote awareness, expertise, and innovation in conservation finance globally. Our internships are extremely interesting and technical. Please follow the link to the advertisement below and share with potential candidates. Please note, this is an unpaid position.
Short Term Consultancy - Business Development Consultant for SeyCCAT
The GOS-UNDP-GEF Programme Coordination Unit (PCU) within the Ministry of Environment is implementing a GEF funded project entitled “Seychelles Protected Areas Finance” (PAF).
Under Activity 2.3.1. the PAF project aims to support the implementation of Seychelles’ Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT), under activity 2.3.2. the funding needs of Protected Area Systems (PAS) are duly articulated in the creation and management of environmental finance mechanisms in Seychelles, including the SeyCCAT, and they have become mainstreamed.
The PAF project seeks to recruit a business development consultant to undertake a review of the SeyCCAT business model and evaluate possible opportunities that can exist to grow both the annually disbursed Grants Fund and the budget for administration and operations.