Nature is invaluable — but protecting it isn’t free. CI celebrates 25 years of creatively funding conservation.
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Category Archives: Innovative Financing
Tonka Beans: The Scent of Sustainability
In Venezuela, CI and Givaudan are working with communities to ethically source the popular fragrance ingredient.
Costa Rica Leading the Way in Incentivizing Protection of Nature
In the last 25 years, the country has tripled its GDP while doubling the size of its forests.
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Setting the Stage for Conservation Agreements in Liberia
As Liberia struggles to rebuild its economy after civil war, we’re working to ensure that the value of nature is considered.
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New $9.8 Million Commitment to Conservation in East Africa, Arabia
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund’s new investment will help protect a natural area that provides for 475 million people.
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If a Tree Falls … Will You Make a Sound?
Here’s the good news: Even as forests are under assault, there are those who fight back.
New Kayapó Fund Helps Indigenous People Preserve Environment and Culture
Today Conservation International (CI) and the Brazilian National Economic Development Bank (BNDES) announced the establishment of an $8 million fund
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Conservation on the Ground: A Note from Rwanda
“We’re staying at the Green Witch Hotel,” said Tharcisse Ukizintambara as we waited for the taxi to pick us up
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Bhutan: A Conservationist’s Dream
Bhutan is in many ways a conservationist’s dream. The small Himalayan nation between China and India has what is in
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Launches New Investment in Caribbean
Several weeks ago, I traveled to Trinidad with three other Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) staff members to kick off
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