Conservation Strategy Fund

A better Amazon road network for people and the environment

Caity Pinkard — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:35:32 +0000

A better Amazon road network for people and the environment Caity Pinkard 18 June 2020 - 6:35pm

Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis (Ongoing, Self-Paced)

Lizzie Williamson — Thu, 16 May 2024 19:42:35 +0000

Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis (Ongoing, Self-Paced)

Status

Underway

Duration

1 month

Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis (Ongoing, Self-Paced) Lizzie Williamson 16 May 2024 - 8:42pm

Conservation Strategy Fund has developed a new self-paced course, Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis, based on the module content from our flagship Economics and Finance for Environmental Leadership. Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is a powerful economic tool for communicating the potential gains and losses of pursuing development projects to decision-makers. This course, taught by former CSF Training Director Kim Bonine, will introduce participants to cost-benefit analysis, the difference between financial and economic analyses, and the process of conducting a cost-benefit analysis on one’s own. This course is ideal for conservation professionals who would prefer to learn on their own schedule.

This course will be entirely self-paced and available on the online Numbers for Nature Training Institute. It consists of six chapters, or about 11-13 hours of self-paced work total. Each chapter combines lectures with supplemental readings, quizzes, and reflections. The penultimate chapter features a variety of case studies, demonstrating the multiple uses of cost-benefit analysis. The final chapter involves an engaging exercise to show how CBA can be used to evaluate development impacts and inform decision making. Optional additional resources are also available throughout the course.

Chapters

Overview and Perspectives
Financial and Economic Analysis
Indicators of Feasibility
Uncertainty, Risk, and Equity
Cost-Benefit Analysis in Action
Esperanza Sam Exercise

African Nature-Based Tourism Platform

Samantha Meyers — Wed, 08 May 2024 16:22:10 +0000

African Nature-Based Tourism Platform

Website

https://naturebasedtourism.africa/

Samantha Meyers 8 May 2024 - 5:22pm

Strategies for Effective Nature-Based Tourism in Africa

Samantha Meyers — Wed, 08 May 2024 16:17:24 +0000

Strategies for Effective Nature-Based Tourism in Africa

Status

Underway

Duration

1 month 3 weeks

Strategies for Effective Nature-Based Tourism in Africa Samantha Meyers 8 May 2024 - 5:17pm

Designed by Conservation Strategy Fund for the Africa Nature-Based Tourism Platform, with generous support by World Wildlife Fund, this course will cover fundamental economic and finance tools for successful nature-based tourism strategies across Africa. By enabling local communities and organizations to use economic tools to show the value of nature and communicate the true costs and benefits of human activities and development projects, courses such as this one can help countries and communities to make smarter development decisions that support nature conservation and improve human well-being.

The course will give participants an overview of economic fundamentals from theory to practice, and will explore the links between ecosystem services and human benefits. After completing this course, participants will be able to perform a cost-benefit analysis that integrates the values of ecosystem services to more accurately weight environmental and economic outcomes of human development. To serve the Africa Nature-Based Tourism platform, this training will include emerging financing opportunities for IPLC tourism-based businesses and effective models for community ownership. Lastly, course participants will learn to use an economic impact analysis to improve conservation outcomes in their communities.

Instructor(s)

Partners

African Nature-Based Tourism Platform

WWF

Rede Xingu+

Lauren Richards — Tue, 07 May 2024 08:45:40 +0000

Rede Xingu+

Website

https://xingumais.org.br/

Lauren Richards 7 May 2024 - 9:45am

Designing a New Indigenous Fund in the Amazon

Lauren Richards — Tue, 07 May 2024 08:40:46 +0000

Designing a New Indigenous Fund in the Amazon

Designing a New Indigenous Fund in the Amazon Lauren Richards 7 May 2024 - 9:40am

Partners

Instituto Socioambiental (ISA)

Rede Xingu+

Denise Imbroisi

Lauren Richards — Mon, 06 May 2024 14:20:15 +0000

Denise Imbroisi

University of Brasília (UnB)

Brasília, Brazil

Lauren Richards 6 May 2024 - 3:20pm

We started the second version of the "ECONOMICS AND FINANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP" course focused on Latin America

Irina Cabrerizo — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:47:10 +0000

We started the second version of the "ECONOMICS AND FINANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP" course focused on Latin America

We started the second version of the "ECONOMICS AND FINANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP" course focused on Latin America Irina Cabrerizo 25 April 2024 - 6:47am

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Iniciamos la segunda versión del curso “ECONOMÍA Y FINANZAS PARA EL LIDERAZGO AMBIENTAL” enfocado en América Latina

Irina Cabrerizo — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:26:54 +0000

Iniciamos la segunda versión del curso “ECONOMÍA Y FINANZAS PARA EL LIDERAZGO AMBIENTAL” enfocado en América Latina

Iniciamos la segunda versión del curso “ECONOMÍA Y FINANZAS PARA EL LIDERAZGO AMBIENTAL” enfocado en América Latina Irina Cabrerizo 25 April 2024 - 6:26am

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Bringing Biodiversity to Silicon Valley with Superorganism

Samantha Meyers — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:49:50 +0000

Bringing Biodiversity to Silicon Valley with Superorganism

Bringing Biodiversity to Silicon Valley with Superorganism Samantha Meyers 15 April 2024 - 1:49pm

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