Launch of the Global Report on Protected Area Finance Capacity Needs

September 5th

Session Description

This session will include the launch of a global report on protected area finance capacity building needs. The report is based on a global survey of protected area practitioners in 2019 meant to inform the work of the Conservation Finance Alliance Working Group on Protected Area Finance to develop targeted protected area finance capacity development and training programs. The session will feature a panel discussion that will consider how to develop partnerships and synergies to roll-out a global capacity building initiative on protected area finance.

Presentation:

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Speakers and Panelists

Charles Besancon
Chair, CFA Working Group on Protected Area Finance
Owner, Global Park Solutions
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Madhu Rao
Senior Advisor Wildlife Conservation Society Asia Programme; Director Wildlife Conservation Society Singapore, Candidate for Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas.
Madhu has extensive experience in conservation science, global multilateral policy platforms (CITES and CBD), regional policy processes such as the ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity and has supported capacity development for protected area management with Southeast Asian Government agencies and institutions.

Olivier Chassot
Chief Operating Officer, Shellcatch Inc., Candidate for Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
Olivier has developed an extensive knowledge in conservation and sustainable development over two decades with areas of expertise including biodiversity, landscape and seascape ecosystems and connectivity conservation, transboundary conservation, protected areas and World Heritage, wildlife, and governance.

Thomas Binet
BlueSeeds Founder and Director.