About GCF
- Overview, January 2009 (PDF - 665 KB)
- Portfolio Highlights, January 2009 (PDF - 440 KB)
- Protected Areas Created or Expanded with GCF Support, as of December 2009 (PDF - 34 KB)
- GCF 2008 Annual Highlights(PDF - 718 KB)
- GCF 2006 Annual Highlights (PDF - 871 KB)
- GCF 2005 Annual Highlights (PDF - 480 KB)
- GCF 2004 Annual Highlights (PDF - 3.99 MB)
- The Global Conservation Fund: Investing in Earth's Natural Heritage (reviews Fiscal Years 02-03) (PDF - 5.56 MB)
Funding Guidelines
GCF is no longer accepting applications for new projects. However, the following guidelines provide information regarding the requirements for GCF’s Long-term Financing Grants that may be useful for current partners or those interested in GCF’s processes.
- Long-term Financing Vehicle Conditions (PDF - 50 KB)
- Conditions for Land Purchases (PDF - 128 KB)
- GCF Long-term Financing Proposal Guidelines (PDF - 40 KB)
GCF Toolkit
A collection of documents designed to help partners understand the long-term funding requirements that must be met in order to be eligible for a GCF Long-term Financing Grant, as well as templates and examples to assist in meeting those requirements.
- GCF Long-term Funding Toolkit
Monitoring and Evaluation
GCF has implemented a robust monitoring framework. The framework is based on GCF’s definition of effective management of protected areas, and comprised of collection and analysis of indicators at both the site- and financing-mechanism levels.
- GCF Definition of Effective Management of Protected Areas (PDF - 52.3 KB)
- GCF Monitoring Framework (PDF - 22 KB)
Publications
- Rapid Review of Conservation Trust Funds
Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) 2008
An overview of experience with the creation, operation and evaluation of conservation trust funds (CTFs) and a rationale for further investment in CTFs.
- CTF Investment Survey
Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) 2008
A detailed summary of financial returns and management data for a variety of conservation trust funds, obtained through investment surveys. This financial information is shared to offer insights into successful investment strategies and best practices.
Reporting Guidelines
The following templates are used by GCF grantees to regularly report on GCF grants.
- GCF Narrative Project Progress Report Format (Word - 906 KB)
- GCF Quarterly and Financial Report Format (Excel - 52 KB)