December 11, 2014

Bondo hydro-power development: communication for community engagement in project implementation

Local communities are engaged in this power generating scheme in Malawi. MMCT presents the challenges and oral, written and visual communication strategies to keep individuals and local groups involved.
December 11, 2014

Communication and Marketing for Environmental Funds

Many examples support this handbook in presenting basic elements, strategies and steps towards communication planning, with focus on institutional and online communication. It concludes with guidance […]
December 11, 2014

Communication Strategies as a central process to enable participative management of the Natural Protected Areas of Peru

PROFONANPE introduces communication strategies for social inclusion aimed at engaging local players in protected areas participative management. Author: Humberto Cabrera.
December 11, 2014

Enriching institutional communication: the “Click FUNDESNAP”

FUNDESNAP presents its photography contest, which reveals images that are rarely seen and that reflect the point of view of protected areas guards. The photographs now […]
December 11, 2014

Financing conservation through Payment for Environmental Services at the Monarca Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

The Monarca Fund is administered by the Mexican Fund for Nature Conservation that establishes economic incentives for cooperative farming organizations, indigenous communities, and private owners. Auhtor: […]
December 11, 2014

Flexible fundraising: the Funbio Partnership Funds Program

The Partnership Funds Program was a flexible and thematically wide fundraising strategy during Funbio''s early days. It helped the Fund to identify institutional partners and allowed it to leverage adittional resources for biodiversity conservation.
December 11, 2014

Funbio’s Sustainable Dialogues: communication and partnership with the private sector

An overview of the Sustainable Dialogues Programme, which was designed to support Funbio”s strategic objectives and engage the private sector through a series of meetings between […]
December 11, 2014

Fundraising Strategies for Environmental Funds

A practical guide on contemporary fundraising trends and funding sources. It presents a step by step approach to designing a fundraising strategy, and basic requirements of […]
December 11, 2014

Governance Strategies for Environmental Funds

The handbook presents the basic principles and components of EFs'' governance structure and details the roles and responsibilities of governing bodies. It concludes with guidance on relationship with donors and strategic partners.
December 11, 2014

Infrastructure development and Local Environment Monitoring Committees in Bolivia

Participative committees are engaged in monitoring the immediate effects of a highway construction in Bolivia. Results are used to further prevention and mitigation measures and reinforce park ranger protection activities in protected areas
December 11, 2014

Institutional communication: Environmental Foundation of Jamaica’s experience

EFJ describes its recent change in communication strategy, which was promoted by a collaborative effort of the entire EFJ staff. The case presents specific communication outputs and results.
December 11, 2014

Monitoring biodiversity in Alto Chagres

The case details a biodiversity monitoring initiative at NATURA Foundation, which includes five conservation targets and eleven biological indicators.
December 11, 2014

Monitoring the Impact of Environmental Funds on Biodiversity in Protected Areas

The handbook is an introduction to M&E and impact assessment approaches. It draws on the experience of the RedLAC Impact Monitoring Working Group to collaboratively develop […]
December 11, 2014

Paracas National Reserve: fundraising with the private sector

PROFONANPE presents its partnership with an Oil & Gas private company to finance the Paracas National Reserve. The case details the working of the financial mechanisms […]
December 11, 2014

Strategic Planning for longevity and greater impact at Funbio

Funbio adopts systematic strategic planning exercises as a best practice. The case summarizes the first three exercises, the motivation, actors involved and the way they were conducted.
December 11, 2014

The Paiter Surui Fund: REDD+ and indigenous communities

Funbio is the financial manager of the Paiter Surui Fund, which finances the 50-year Life Plan of an indigenous community in Brazil through carbon credits. Authors: […]
December 11, 2014

The Strategic Planning process at Fondo Acción

Fondo Acción presents the adopted strategic and financial plan for the period 2009-2012, using the Balanced Scorecard and the strategic maps methodologies.
December 11, 2014

Voluntary Payment for Environmental Services: water quality and supply in Mexico

A protected area that supplies high-quality water to Mexican urban areas is financed through a mechanism whereby water consumers make voluntary donations in their water bill, […]