This spotlight from Natural Resources Council of Maine amplifies the diverse voices involved in Maine's Color of Climate (COC) group. COC is a group centered around Black and People of Color perspectives, voices, and leadership in #ClimateCrisis and #ESG issues.

A collaborative #conservation effort between two First Nations communities in Canada has brought a caribou herd back from extinction in less than 10 years. cbc.ca/radio/quirks/a…

South Africa is piloting its first internationally certified carbon program for the agricultural sector - known as AgriCarbon - to help curb GHG emissions. Dairy farms release large amounts of methane and nitrogen. reuters.com/business/envir…

Cash for conservation: A Canadian farmer, in collaboration with Wild Sheep Society of B.C., is helping save bighorn sheep from deadly bacteria by buying discarded wool. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Conservation groups restore habitats for endangered wildlife on the South Texas border. These actions help protect and create habitats for wildlife like the endangered ocelots. 8newsnow.com/news/conservat…

A growing number of scholars are calling to forest data FAIR - Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable 🌳🌳

#soy was responsible for 10% of #deforestation across South America in the last 20 years. Brazil is the world’s third-largest soy producer, but its Indigenous peoples are working to protect their lands and develop sustainable businesses.

Calling all fund managers, advisors, project developers, intermediaries, investors & partners: join our CF Conference with Credit Suisse May 12 to explore the latest public/private sector innovation & how institutional investors are stepping up 🦏🦈🌲 bit.ly/2022CFC

Conservation Finance Boot Camp is livestreaming direct from the classroom! June 27-30 at @cnt4collabcons Colorado State University w/ENR Jobs Board: bit.ly/VirtualBootCam… #conservationfinance #CFbootcamp

Martens can serve as an “umbrella monitoring species” for 11 other mammal species in Maine. But this cute carnivore is threatened by recent intense timber removal activities. umaine.edu/news/blog/2022…

Opinion | Why Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis should save #soil and water #conservation districts. tallahassee.com/story/opinion/… via @tdonline

After a record $4.2 million was committed to #restoration projects by participating #conservation groups, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and World Resources Institute committees now decide which habitat and conservation projects are of the highest priority. townlift.com/2022/04/record…

What are the 7 common factors across successful conservation-land aggregation projects? 🟢pre-identified buyers 🟢catalytic funding 🟢sufficient incentives 🟢active landowner outreach 🟢trusted conveners 🟢aggregation structure 🟢equity conservationfinancenetwork.org/2022/03/24/ena…

🎵🎵Species extinction is driving the loss of sonic diversity as we lose millions of singing whales and billions of vocalizing fish. Yale Environment 360 calls out why this matters 🎵🎵 e360.yale.edu/features/wild-…

In March, the SEC proposed rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their climate risk. This move is a step in the right direction, but does not encompass the full range of #environmental risk. news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/04/04/cli…

Join the Conservation Finance Network as our new Project & Ops Manager! Help public, private, & nonprofit practitioners mobilize $$ for the projects that matter most⁠—from climate resilience to human health/equity, from green infrastructure to regen ag: bit.ly/CFN-project-ops

Permanent funding for the South Carolina Conservation Bank has stalled, but legislators still support the bill. postandcourier.com/environment/pe…

Check out our 9th Annual Conservation Finance Conference with Credit Suisse May 12th. We'll continue our drumbeat for scalable, repeatable, investable #conservationfinance approaches. See you on the (free) livestream? bit.ly/2022CFC

Here's some good news for #EarthDay: Maryland just passed nation’s 1st conservation law focused on private finance! Will help speed and scale MD's Chesapeake Bay, forest conservation, climate, and environmental justice goals—without increasing the state budget.

Our 9th Conservation Finance Conference! How does Treasury Department integrate nature in decisions? What's structure of Belize blue bond & rhino bond? How to harness net zero pledges for real climate action? w/NatureVest Emergent African Parks Nuveen, a TIAA company Mirova Invesco US