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The Conservation Finance Network

Where Conservation Meets Capital

The Conservation Finance Network (CFN) advances land and resource conservation by expanding the use of innovative and effective funding and financing strategies.

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Current News and Insights

Conservation Finance Network Boot Camp 2025 In Brief The 20th annual Conservation Finance Boot Camp, hosted at the Yale School of the Environment in partnership with the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and with sponsorship support from the Connecticut Green Bank, brought together 39 conservation practitioners to learn...
2025 Boot Camp Cohort Group Photo in CBEY's Kroon Hall top floor
Grassland carbon markets may be small, but they provide a way to finance the protection of ranchlands while sequestering carbon. In this recorded webinar, Travis Croft, Program Manager at the Climate Trust, talks about the differences between the forest and grassland carbon markets and describes a recent carbon credit transaction...
Grasslands Carbon Webinar Title Slide
CFN’s Mary Powers and Saskia Braden recently sat down with Julius Pasay, Executive Director of The Climate Trust, for a conversation on the challenges and opportunities shaping today’s forest carbon market. Their discussion explored key market trends, hurdles facing landowners and project developers, and innovative approaches to making carbon finance...
Picture of Montana Ranch, The Climate Trust Grassland Deal