Conservation Finance at IUCN

What is IUCN Doing?

“knowledge, empowerment and governance”

1. Protected Areas Program which has a focus on protected areas finance

2. New Conservation Finance Program -- former donor relations group, now looking at

raising funds for nature on a union-wide basis

3. Business and Biodiversity Initiative

1. Corporate Biodiversity Strategies work -- Business & Biodiversity Handbook

2. Biodiversity Business Investment -- Kijani, European Conservation Farming Initiative (ECFI) and Biodiversity Capital Fund.

3. Business Plans for Nature-- ex. WCPA Initiative, Komodo, Vilanculos

Business & Biodiversity Initiative

“Bringing the IUCN Mission to the Private Sector”

Kijani focuses on African ventures which generate sustainable returns for investors & conserve biodiversity.

Kijani: Promoting biodiversitybusiness in Africa

The Kijani Bio-Service

pre-investment support forAfrican bio-entrepreneurs

The Kijani Bio-Fund

capital for sustainable African biodiversity business ventures

Key Features of Kijani

New Project:

“Financial Strategies for Protected Areas and Sustainable Landscapes”

• Policy dialogues

• Pilot projects

• World Parks Congress Park Finance Program

Geographic: international

Sector: Business, park systems

Mechanisms: investment funds, ecotourism fees, concessions

Focus:

Delivery System

Staffing: 3 in house plus consultants

Expertise: envir. econ, business management, policy analysis, finance

Tools: pipeline development, feasibility analysis,biodiversity business plans, market assessments,biodiversity economics.org

Gaps: legal, marketing

Role in the Conservation Finance Alliance

Needs: identification of potential sites for pilot projects and potential biodiversity investments

Contributions: Lessons learned from investment funds and protected areas finance initiatives