Conservation Finance Journey for IUCN’s World Parks Congress 2014 (12-19 november 2014 - Sydney, Australia). The Conservation Finance Journey is an opportunity not only to learn on conservation finance (CF) but it will also be a place to engage more fully the conservation finance community and collectively seek to address the biodiversity funding gap while making sense to the investors. CF issues will be addressed across several different streams, sessions and events at the WPC 2014. This guide will help you identifying sessions and events related to conservation finance.

1. The WPC-Conservation Finance Journey is an opportunity not only to learn on conservation finance but it will also be a place to engage more fully the conservation finance community and collectively seek to address the biodiversity funding gap while making sense to the investors. Conservation finance issues will be addressed across several different streams, sessions and events at the WPC. This guide is to help you identify sessions and events related to conservation finance.
“Conservation Finance Journey”
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The Conservation Finance Alliance - CFA and its CFA Working Group on Protected Area Financing now IUCN’s WCPA’s specialist group for PA Financing

2. Conservation Finance Journey - 2
A platform for practitioners to meet and share lessons as well as a venue to learn about conservation finance, the Pavilion is organized along five main daily themes and will display solid tools for: (Nov. 13) financial needs analysis and PA system financing, (Nov. 14) business and investor-driven approaches breaking new grounds, (Nov. 15) small grants mechanisms effectively enabling civil society organisations to play a stronger role in conservation, (Nov. 17) Conservation Trust Funds mobilising beyond traditional donors, and (Nov. 18) large Initiatives encompassing various financing instruments. Come and join us for various activities such as panels, presentations, knowledge cafés, launching events and many others. Come and meet the CFA on November 13th from 12:00 to 13:30 for an introduction to the Conservation Finance Journey & the Pavilion program, together with the first convening of the CFA Global membership. Come for the second convening of the CFA Global on November 19th... for a celebration! Open from 7:00 a.m. to 9.30 p.m., from November 13th until 19th, located under the Dome - Sydney Olympic Park
Conservation Finance Pavilion

3. Conservation Finance Journey - 3
12:00 - 13:00
Come and meet the CFA for an introduction to the Conservation Finance Journey & the Pavilion program, together with the first convening of the CFA Global membership
CF Pavilion
12:15 - 13:15
Learning and Action: Enhancing Conservation Finance through Environmental Funds and South-South Collaboration. Side event organized by Funbio
Stream 2 Members Bar
17:30 - 19:00 / HAPPY HOUR DRINKS
“PA finance needs and tools: how to go about it?” Methodology and Tools for finance needs assessment and case study illustrations. Session Leader: Andrew Bovarnick,UNDP
CF Pavilion
19:00 - 20:30 / EVENING DRINKS
Celebrating the Future of the Global Conservation Fund. Organized by CI-GCF
CF Pavilion
8:30 - 10:00
Financial Gap Analysis in Mexico's PAs.
Session Leader: Aparna Sridhar - The Nature Conservancy
CF Pavilion
12:00 - 13:30
Investor-Driven Support for Large Landscape Conservation – The panel shall explore ways to scale up private sector investment in landscape protection. Moderator: John Tobin - Credit Suisse
CF Pavilion
13:30 - 15:00
Shifting the way the world shops. Friendly getting private sector involved in conservation activities to benefit species and important places. Organized by : Wildlife friendly
CF Pavilion
15:30 - 17:00
Aligning Economy with Ecology: leveraging investment for biodiversity conservation and sustainable landscapes. Highlights and discussions on how mission driven investment, innovation in project financing, and commitment to measure non-financial impact alongside economic performance can drive much needed funds to conservation targets. Session leader: Assheton Carter - Ecosphere Capital Partners LLP
CF Pavilion
19:00 - 20:30 / EVENING DRINKS
Mining and the Financing of Protected Areas. This panel will explore different company approaches and discuss how mining companies can play a significant role in financing PAs and biodiversity conservation. Presentations and an interactive panel discussion will include representatives from mining companies as well as NGO. Side Event organized by the BHP-CI Global Alliance
CF Pavilion
13 November 2014
14 November 2014

4. Conservation Finance Journey - 4
7:00 - 8:30 & 8:30 - 10:00
Financial mechanisms for small grants. Short presentations from all the small-grant funds of what they are, how they are different, how they are similar, how they complement each other. Organised by CEPF - With participation of: FFEM-PPI, SOS, CEPF, SGP-UNDP, SOS, MBZ & Dutch IUCN
CF Pavilion
8:30 - 10:00
“Valuing and accounting for the benefits of parks services to the community”
Chair: Tony Varcoe, Parks Victoria
Exploring approaches and directions for quantifying, valuing and accounting for the benefits that parks provide for community and economic wellbeing, and opportunities to improve valuation approaches.
With experts in park valuation including ecosystem services
Charley Room
“PAs, natural capital accounting, and economic valuation” (Part 1)
Chair: Valerie Hickey
Integrating PAs in public and private sector economic planning and decision-making, with a focus on specific tools and approaches of natural capital accounting and economic valuation. A series of fast-paced mini-TED talks.
Playfair Room 2
10:30 - 12:00
“Inspiring business solutions for healthy parks and people”
Chair: Alannah Gottschalk Parks Victoria
Meeting a diverse line-up of emerging leaders from corporate and not for profits leading the way in developing businesses that are financially, ecologically and socially sustainable, as well as building healthier and more productive workforces.
Charley Room
“ Hands-on capacity session : PAs, natural capital accounting, and economic valuation” (Part 2)
Chairs: Stig Johansson & Sofia Ahlroth
This session will provide participants with concrete tools to learn about different approaches to natural capital accounting and economic valuation, and how to integrate the results of these studies into national accounting frameworks and decision-making processes.
Playfair Room 2
“Opportunities and challenges to produce food in protected areas”
Chair: Paul Vantomme
Learning ways in which communities can benefit from wild and semi-domesticated plant and animal species in PAs and the implications for planners and managers of the areas.
Hub 2
12:00 - 13:30
Conservation with small grants -- the view of the grantees. Small grantees sharing their experience on how accessing our funds help them advance the protected area agenda and play a key role supporting the conservation of biodiversity. Organised by CEPF
CF Pavilion
12:15 - 13:15 FUNBIO: a strategic mechanism in pursuit of financial sustainability of Brazilian protected areas. Side event organized by Funbio
Stream 6 Hub room 2
15 November 2014

5. Conservation Finance Journey - 5
13:30 - 15:00
Funding success in PAs – how to assess financial needs, identify gaps, & develop the right strategy for PA and PA systems
Chair: Andrew Bovarnick, UNDP
Sharing experiences in assessing the financial needs of PAs and PA systems. Discuss and deepen understanding of how PA financing needs, shortfalls and gaps can be met. With examples of current mechanisms in practice
Southee North room
“Mobilizing financial resources for PAs” (Part 1)
Chairs: Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
Presenting means & tools for mobilizing resources and generating financing for PAs, including private finance, Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) and through climate finance.
Playfair Room 2
“PAs and sustainable hunting and fishing”
Chair: Kyran Thelen
Examining the role of sustainable hunting and fishing for food security, local community economic development, and financing management activities in and around the PAs, as a means to conserve biodiversity and improve the livelihoods of rural communities.
Playfair Room 1
15:30 - 17:00
Innovative financial mechanisms for conservation and PAs
Chair: Ray Victurine, WCS
Increasing understanding of the diversity of sustainable financing instruments to leverage funding from governments, donor agencies, and the private sector; and looking at the applicability/replicability of selected examples.
Southee North room
“Financing PAs through Payments for Environmental Services (PES): A possibility?”
Chair: Rao Matta, FAO
Examining the challenges facing PES; their role in strengthening the financial sustainability of PAs and the ways and means of improving their effectiveness and scaling-up. Panel of speakers with examples where PES has been applied.
Hall 3B2
“Hands-on capacity session: Mobilizing financial resources for PAs” (Part 2)
Key speakers: David Meyers, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Jamison Ervin, David Meyers
Participants will learn about a wide range of financing mechanisms, and gain a greater understanding of how a cohesive approach to finance, including a review of policies and past expenditures, and policy alignment, can help contribute to increasing financial support for PAs.
Playfair Room 2
Crowdfunding: reaching out to the general public. All you need to know about crowdfunding and its application to conservation. Experience of Indiegogo and other crowdfudning platforms. Live campaign! Speakers: Lloyd Perry – Indiegogo, Sandrine Beauchamp - Ecofund
CF Pavilion
17:30 - 19:00 / HAPPY HOUR DRINKS
Event to celebrate the Asian-Pacific Network of Conservation Trust Funds
CF Pavilion
19:00 - 20:30 / EVENING DRINKS
Small Grants: High level donor views. A nice cocktail/panel type of event with some of our donors high level representatives discussing how small grants funds/programs help reach out to civil society and advance the donors' targets of resource mobilization and supporting the Aichi Targets. Organised by CEPF with exceptional interventions of Naoko Ishii -GEF CEO, Gustavo Fonseca - World Bank representative, AFD, Braulio Dias - CBD Executive Director
CF Pavilion

6. Conservation Finance Journey - 6
7:00 - 8:30 BREAKFAST
An introduction to CFA studies: emphasizing Environmental Funds' roles. Presenting the CFA products (CTIS, Comparative Advantage, Practice Standards, Reg study etc.). Organised by CFA secretariat
CF Pavilion
8:30 - 10:00
7th edition of the Conservation Trust Funds Investment Survey (CTIS), leading annual Survey that analyses the Financial performance of conservation trust funds. Organised by WCS
CF Pavilion
10:00 – 10:30
CFA Toolkit demonstration.
CF Pavilion
10:30 - 12:00
Comparative Advantages Study: Presenting result of the study, sharing experiences on comparative advantages of financing PA through CTF or traditional donor projects.
Main speakers: Guillaume Chiron - AFD; Uwe Klug - KfW; Geoffroy Mauvais - IUCN
CF Pavilion
“Good for business: Mains- treaming PAs into sustainable sourcing and supply chains”
Chair: Joshua Bishop & Stig Johansson
Using market incentives, supply chains analyses and sustainable sourcing to plan sustainable production, and deliver on multiple benefits, including the enhancement of landscapes and PA connectivity.
Hall 4A1
12:00 - 13:30
Conservation Trust Funds: their experience on leveraging funds for PAs. CTFs Executive Directors panel discussing long-term financing and what processes and mecanisms they use to leverage funds for protected areas. Moderator: John Adams, UBS Arbor Group. Main speakers to include Lorenzo Rosenzweig (Fundo Mexicano), Rosa Lemos (Funbio), Alberto Paniagua (Profonanpe)
CF Pavilion
12:15 - 13:15
Innovative Finance for Long Term Conservation with participation of Xavier Sticker, Ambassador for Environment, France. Session leader: Marc MAGAUD, IUCN
Stream 2 Members Bar
13:30 - 15:00
Knowledge for action: Promoting innovation among Environmental Funds project
This joint initiative from RedLAC and CAFÉ is a new program to strengthen EFs and provide learning opportunities and innovation conditions. The program will provide seed funding for EF’s to further improve their capabilities in addressing environmental challenges by empowering EF’s in innovative funding solutions, promoting the development of institutional best practices and promoting further exchange and systematization of knowledge that encourages replication. Organised by Funbio
CF Pavilion
17 November 2014

7. Conservation Finance Journey - 7
15:30 - 17:00
“Rising to the challenge: Sustainable financing of PAs”
Chair: Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, Conservation International
Drawing on some practical examples, an overview of the ways and means of mobilizing additional funds through new resources as well as developing new financial tools to catalyzing private investments.
Hall 3B2
“Climate Markets and PAs: Ecological economies or business-as-usual?”
Chair: Barbara Heinzen
Learning lessons from experiences of REDD programmes: new economic models or re- packaging of international aid and philanthropy? This session will explore what has been the result of these efforts so far. Panelists will be addressing the same two questions: (i) How did the climate markets work in your region? (ii) What have been the results so far?
Members Bar
17:30 - 19:00 / HAPPY HOUR DRINKS
KfW, AFD, GEF supporting Conservation Trust Funds (CTF) in Africa. Presenting the experience of main donors supporting CTF in Africa. Moderator: Ray Victurine - WCS. Main speakers: Charlotte Gobin - GEF; Ralph Kadel & Uwe Klug - KfW; Guillaume Chiron - AFD
CF Pavilion
19:00 - 20:30 / EVENING DRINKS
Practice Standards for CTF: Presentation of the latest tool from the Conservation Finance Alliance: Practice Standards for Conservation Trust Funds. This session will also present and/or launch a series of major new products to strengthen efficiency and operations of Conservation Trust Funds.
CF Pavilion
8:30 - 10:00
“Ecosystem service valuation and valuation tools”
Chair: Sue Stolton
Highlighting challenges and opportunities and lessons learned on implementing successful PES programs.
Hall 3B2
10:30 - 12:00
“Promise of PAs as Natural Solutions”
Chair: Mariana Bellot
Key elements presented during WPC and next steps toward integrating natural solutions and climate change thinking into existing systems of governance, financing, and decision making for PA management.
Members Bar
Towards the financial sustainability of the Chilean PA system. Upon an introduction of the Chilean PAs system, the session will underscore the current financial situation, financial gaps and strategies to close those financial gaps. Session leader: Diego Flores - Chile Ministry of the Environment
CF Pavilion
12:00 - 13:30
Mediterranean landscape: financing approaches for marine conservation. Highlight local, national, regional policies, strategies and financing mechanisms developed to support marine conservation in the Mediterranean. Session leader: Purificacio Canals - MedPan network
CF Pavilion
18 November 2014

8. Conservation Finance Journey - 8
15:30 - 17:00
High level panel: Madagascar Biodiversity Fund. High level representation from the Madagascar Biodiversity Fund, their partners and donors will highlight the experiences of the CTF in sustaining PA in Madagascar, leveraging funds and addressing pressing community needs.
Session leader: Sahondra Rabenarivo - President Madagascar Biodiversity Fund
CF Pavilion
17:30 - 19:00 / HAPPY HOUR DRINKS
ARPA for Life: Commitment to the Amazon. Arpa has become the largest tropical forest conservation program in history (52 million hectares) of the Brazilian Amazon have been protected. The Arpa for Life initiative is the third phase of the program and its launch is a key moment for the program and its donors, as a new approach for the financial sustainability of the Amazon PAs is being proposed. Organized by Funbio
CF Pavilion
12:00 - 15:00 DRINKS
Way forward for conservation finance and celebration. Recap of Sustainable Finance intents at the WPC Congress and CFA celebration (CFA Global Meeting Part II)
CF Pavilion
19 November 2014
Don’t miss
WCPA PA Finance Specialist Group
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