Power, Value, and Nature: An Interview with Juan Pablo Romero

Ya está en marcha el curso virtual “Economía Azul para socios del CMAR”, una propuesta de formación desarrollada por Conservation Strategy Fund, a través de su Instituto de Capacitaciones Numbers for Nature, con el apoyo del Programa PROBLUE del Banco Mundial y en coordinación con la Secretaría del Corredor Marino del Pacífico Este Tropical (CMAR).

The virtual course Blue Economy for CMAR Partners is now underway. This training program was developed by Conservation Strategy Fund, through its Numbers for Nature Training Institute, with the support of the World Bank's PROBLUE Program and in coordination with the Secretariat of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR).

Background: A Region of Rich Resources and Deep Traditions Located in West Kalimantan, Sintang Regency spans approximately 21,000 square kilometers and is home to over 438,000 people. It holds significant natural assets: 1.3 million hectares of forest, rich biodiversity in national parks, and abundant freshwater systems, including rivers and lakes that sustain traditional livelihoods. The region is also culturally rich, with communities like the Dayak and Malay maintaining strong spiritual and practical ties to the land.

Background The Asmat Regency is one of four regencies in South Papua, an Indonesian province with abundant natural resources, among them tropical forest ecosystems, fisheries, mining, and inland aquatic ecosystems. Natural resource management and economic development are some of the key challenges facing the region and are often assumed to be in opposition to each other. 

Lima, 29 de mayo de 2025 – En el marco del Peru Carbon Forum 2025, Augusto Mulanovich, Director de Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) en Perú, participó como ponente en la mesa titulada “Proyectos de Soluciones Basadas en la Naturaleza (SbN) para Perú: Conservación de ecosistemas y mercado de carbono”. El evento reunió a actores del sector público, empresas, ONGs y sociedad civil para debatir sobre el futuro del mercado de carbono en la región.

LIMA, May 29, 2025 — At the Peru Carbon Forum 2025, Augusto Mulanovich, Director of Conservation Strategy Fund Peru, presented a comprehensive analysis on the financial and economic foundations necessary for scaling Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) in Peru. Speaking on the panel “Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) Projects for Peru: Ecosystem Conservation and the Carbon Market,” Mulanovich joined experts from government, business, civil society, and environmental organizations to explore the future of carbon markets in the region.

Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the third edition of its course Economía y Finanzas para el Liderazgo Ambiental delivered online and entirely in Spanish. ¡Finalizamos con éxito la tercera versión de nuestro curso en español y 100% virtual: Economía y Finanzas para el Liderazgo Ambiental! Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) se complace en anunciar que finalizamos con éxito la tercera versión de nuestro curso “Economía y Finanzas para el Liderazgo Ambiental”, desarrollado en línea y en español.

Interview by David Meyers and Kim Bonine for the 4Nature Podcast with Samantha Power, regenerative economist and co-founder of the BioFi Project

A recent study from Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) demonstrates the positive impact of NPAs on the Peruvian economy, and highlights how an investment in these services could mean a return of nearly 900% in economic value to Peru. This economic analysis indicates that strategic investments in these spaces will conserve natural heritage, and also generate employment and economic growth.