“[I gained] a sense of hope of what's possible.”  This December, 36 professionals from 13 different countries and 25 organizations came together for our first ever Finance 4Nature course, delivered in partnership with the Conservation Finance Alliance and hosted at Conservation International’s Headquarters just outside of Washington DC. 

On November 17, 2025, during COP30, we hosted “Financing Nature – A Practical Workshop to Prioritize Financial Mechanisms for Conservation Impact” at the ARAYARA – Amazon Climate Hub in Belém, Brazil. The workshop brought together people working in conservation for an interactive session focused on practical ways to access and prioritize financing for nature-based solutions.

  “If you can walk away in life having at least forestalled the exploitation of a place, I think you’ve won.”

CSF Brings Environmental Leadership Course Back to Stanford  “Inspired is the primary word I will use.” That sentiment, shared by multiple participants in this year’s Economics & Finance for Environmental Leadership course, captures the spirit of an experience that has become a cornerstone of global conservation leadership.

The Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Blue Economy Course, a virtual course for members of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Conservation Corridor (CMAR). The training took place between July 28 and September 19, 2025, to strengthen the institutional capacities of participants from CMAR member countries: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, and Panama.

Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) se complace en anunciar que finalizamos con éxito el Curso Economía Azul, un curso virtual para miembros del Corredor Marino de Conservación del Pacífico Este Tropical (CMAR).  La capacitación se realizó entre el 28 de julio y el 19 de septiembre de 2025, con el objetivo de fortalecer las capacidades institucionales de participantes de los países miembros del CMAR: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, México y Panamá.

“Nature gives us everything for free.

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).

Last month, our global training program, Conservation Strategy Fund’s Numbers for Nature Training Institute (N4N) officially joined the Global Capacity Building Coalition, a global network of United Nations agencies, multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, philanthropies, public and private finance bodies, and capacity building providers.