CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
Art Wolfe
What on Earth is ‘conservation finance’?
By Bruno Vander Velde
December 2, 2016
This range of financial tools might be the final frontier for protecting nature.
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New bond aims to unlock private investment to protect forests
By Bruno Vander Velde
October 31, 2016
This first-of-its-kind investment mechanism could stimulate investor demand for reducing deforestation.
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CI/Jeanne Tabangay
Trust fund to help protect some of Philippines’ last primary forests
By Molly Bergen
October 7, 2016
A new trust fund aims to finance the management of the Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape.
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CI/photo by David Emmett
Elephants with a trust fund? Endowment to protect future of a ‘magical’ forest
By David Emmett
January 14, 2016
A stronghold against forest destruction, this Cambodian protected area is a critical refuge for rare species.
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The Global Cost of Protecting Biodiversity? Less Than You Think
By Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
October 9, 2014
The price may sound impossibly high, but it’s absolutely doable — and necessary. Here’s why.
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