CC E#09 What is Conservation Finance and How Do You Invest in Nature

Conservation Crossroads

In this week’s episode of #ConservationCrossroads we're getting an introductory lesson on financing conservation efforts. We spoke with Dr. Adrian Ward, Program Director (Natural Capital) at the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, about what constitutes “conservation finance” and some of the opportunities and challenges in funding conservation programs and activities. Dr. Ward is also on the College of Experts with the Global Change Institute at The University of Queensland. Join the conversation on Twitter by tagging Carla @CarlaWildlife, Rachel @YumMusings or #ConservationCrossroads! To learn more about the work Dr. Adrian Ward is involved with at the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists visit -> http://wentworthgroup.org/ or his Google Scholar here -> http://bit.ly/2G9ZgBz Resources to learn some economics! Crash Crouse, Youtube: http://bit.ly/2Gc5HDW Khan Acadamy: https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain A/Prof David Pannell, The Public Private Goods Framework: http://dpannell.fnas.uwa.edu.au/ppf3pgr.htm Nature Capital: https://www.naturalcapitalproject.org/ Music and editing in GarageBand. Cover Photo: Blake Alexander Simmons