Marine Conservation Funding Gap
More than 60% of coral reefs globally are under immediate and direct threat (WRI, 2018). With some 500 million people depending directly on coral reefs for food and income, these populations are particularly vulnerable to reef-loss (‘poverty trap’).
Watch: Accelerator solutions and funding mechanisms
Watch Blue finance’s Innovate 4 Water presentation on “Accelerator solutions and funding mechanisms”. Discover the benefits of bringing together diverse sanitation and water sector stakeholders.
Blue Finance brings private funding to MPAs
French impact investment manager Blue Finance is looking to bring private financing to more marine protected areas (MPAs) in Central America and the Caribbean after helping to arrange investments for a coral reef preservation project in Belize.
Belize’s ethereal Marine Protected Areas receive investment of US$ 1.2 million, raised in latest IUCN BNCFF project for Nature-based Solutions
This guidance document from the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) aims to enhance public and private collaboration and unlock private capital investments into biodiversity and ecosystems. Blue finance’s model is identified as a solution for non-state-protected areas and protected area co-management.
Charting a new course for MPA finance: Practitioners explore new concepts like public-private partnerships, the use of financial technology, and more
An inside perspective on MPAs, public-private partnerships, and collaborative management.
The Ocean Finance Handbook – Seeking to demystify the investment landscape of the sustainable blue economy
Friends of Ocean Action have provided a key resource to enhance understanding of the role of finance in maintaining a healthy ocean, using Blue finance’s model as an example of a solution for both impact investing (p51) and public-private partnership (p86).
A sustainable ocean economy in 2030: Opportunities and challenges
Exploring Blue Finance’s approach to opportunities and challenges involved in achieving a sustainable ocean economy by 2030.
Moving Mountains – Unlocking Private Capital for Biodiversity and Ecosystems
This guidance document from the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) aims to enhance public and private collaboration and unlock private capital investments into biodiversity and ecosystems. Blue finance’s model is identified as a solution for non-state-protected areas and protected area co-management.
Conservation Investment Blueprint: Public-Private Partnership for Marine Protected Areas
Looking at Blue Finance’s approach to conservation needs and opportunities, and how their blueprint for business and investment models contribute to the achievement of vital conservation goals.
Financing Coral Reef Conservation and Management: Conservation Trust Funds and Impact Investing
Experience a webinar hosted by the Reef Resilience Network with Blue finance and the Wildlife Conservation Society, with the focus on “Financing Coral Reef Conservation and Management: Conservation Trust Funds and Impact Investing for Sustainable Coral Reef Funding”.