Video: Conservation Funding for Local Action and Impact

Together we can work towards new solutions for species conservation.

There are significant challenges surrounding accessibility and sustainability of funding for local organizations to enable them to scale up their efforts as a key part of the response to the biodiversity crisis. Tune in to rewatch our October webinar and explore the common constraints or barriers to aligning conservation funding with local action and impact. The webinar showcases potential solutions and new funding models with the aim of exploring and fostering learning and collaboration.

Featured panelists included:

Fred Nelson. Maliasili (moderator).
John Kamanga. South Rift Association of Land Owners - Kenya.
Gemma Goodman. Synchronicity Earth.
Annette Lanjouw. Arcus Foundation.
Ameyali Ramos. ICCA Consortium.

To continue the conversation, find additional resources below:

AP News - $5B conservation plan offers new approach, but faces hurdles
Alliance Magazine - Countering the biodiversity crisis with new funding models
Bridgespan - Disparities in funding for African NGOs
SSIR - Principles for Effective and Empowering International Philanthropy
FAO - Community managed funds key to protecting Brazilian Amazon
Mongabay - Supporting more holistic approaches to conservation: an interview with Kai Carter
Mongabay - Donor agencies should ditch the club and embrace more locals (commentary)
Mongabay - How can philanthropy be more effective in environmental grant making? (commentary)

Additional Organizations:

Agroecology Fund
Amphibian Fund
ICCA Consortium 
Arcus Foundation
Maliasili Initiatives
Synchronicity Earth 
South Rift Association of Landowners
Territories of life report

Find the transcript here

(11/1/2021)