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| With federal funding freezes on conservation projects and federal agency staff dismissals weighing heavily on many in the field, CFN hosted a webinar earlier this month to examine the election’s impact on conservation policy and funding. One hundred twenty-five practitioners joined to hear speakers Alex Funk (Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership) and Lesley Kane Szynal (Outdoors America Campaign, LWCF) discuss anticipated funding shifts, legislative changes, and emerging opportunities. Thank you to everyone who participated!
To understand how we can best support our network’s needs, we are launching a survey to learn what resources, information, and support related to conservation finance you would find useful in your work. Take the survey here! Thank you for staying engaged with CFN.
We’re excited to announce our new Ecosystem Services Markets Roundup, a quarterly update on ecosystem markets. This month, we focus on developments in forest and grasslands carbon markets, including, among other topics, American Forest Foundation’s upcoming carbon auction (the first of its kind!) and Chestnut Carbon’s afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation carbon project in the US, one of the largest in recent history. You can expect to see updates on other ecosystem market projects and topics in the months to follow. Click here to access the Ecosystem Markets Roundup!
Finally, don’t miss our next Nature’s Returns Webinar: Grasslands and Carbon Finance- Lessons from Southeast Montana, on April 3, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern. Join us to explore how grasslands conservation intersects with carbon finance, featuring a case-study involving a 30,000-acre Montana ranch. Register here to secure your spot.
Mary Powers
Manager of Forest Finance
The Conservation Finance Network
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Report on the 2024 Global Congress by the International and Conservation Network
The International Land Conservation Network, a program of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, released its report of the 2024 Congress event in October. The report documents outcomes, studies, and summaries of the three-day event. (International Land Conservation Network)
Nature-Based Solutions: Evidence for Hazard Risk Reduction and Ecosystem Services
The Institute for Defense Analyses recently released a report with the purpose of advancing the Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap initiative under the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. (IDA)
U.S. Company Offers its Northwestern Ontario Timberlands for Carbon Removal Project
480,000 acres could be developed into a nature-based carbon removal project in a forest near Thunder Bay, Ontario. The sale is being considered as a carbon offset initiative by Wagner Forest Management, based in New Hampshire. (TB News Watch)
South Dakota's Newton Hills State Park Expands
212 acres of forestland have been protected in South Dakota's Newton Hills State Park and adjacent land. Funding was provided by The Conservation Fund, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, and the U.S. Forest Service. This acquisition will connect a 1,970-acre corridor of public land for recreational use. (The Conservation Fund)
Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet for World Wildlife Day 2025
The United Nations World Wildlife Day is celebrated annually on March 3rd. This year's focus is on conservation finance. Online and in-person events will be held leading up to the day that showcase stories and solutions, provide education and updates, and foster collaboration across sectors. (World Wildlife Day)
New Study Identifies Costs of Wildfire Fuel Treatment in California
Researchers at Resources for the Future have published a new paper estimating the costs of various fire-mitigation efforts in California. The paper finds that costs would start around $225 million per year, up to $1.8 billion. (Resources for the Future)
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