Conservation Finance Alliance http://www.conservationfinance.org CFA Mission: Promote sustainable financing for biodiversity conservation worldwide. en-us secretariat@conservationfinance.org CFA promotes Quality Standards for CTFs http://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=156The Quality Standards for Conservation Trust Funds is a one-year collaborative initiative aimed at developing a set of concrete guidelines for the management of endowment and sinking funds.UNDP seeks candidates for a flagship initiative on global biodiversity finance http://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=155Deadlines for application have been extended to May 29 and June 2, 2013. CTIS investment survey hosts an informational webinarhttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=154The Conservation Trust Investment Survey team hosted a webinar to present the highlights of the 6th CTIS edition and clarify questions from survey respondents. RedLAC selects consultants for workshop on Resources Mobilization for Environmental Fundshttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=153The workshop will take place in Costa Rica in November 2013 and will present a practical focus and case studies. Mobile Seminar on Planning and Managing Tourism in Protected Areashttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=152The Colorado State University promotes an intensive 2.5 week field-based training event for individuals working to promote sustainable tourism and outdoor recreation in parks and nature reserves worldwide.Call for Proposals: Impact Economy Innovations Grant Fund http://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=150The Rockefeller Foundation and The Tony Elumelu Foundation invite proposals from organizations interested in receiving support for initiatives aimed at fostering Africa’s Impact Economy.Environmental Funds Tool Kit collects and shares documentshttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=149The Conservation Finance Alliance continues to promote and support the use and update of the Environmental Funds Tool Kit, available online at http://toolkit.conservationfinance.org.RedLAC seeks consultant for workshop on Governancehttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=148RedLAC - the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds - is looking for a specialist to coordinate the 8th workshop of its Capacity Building Project, which will address the theme "Governance Strategies for Environmental Funds".African Parks seeks financial controllers in Africahttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=147African Parks is continuously looking for good finance candidates with a flair for conservation. Conservation Trust Funds are simultaneously presented at brown-bag lunch and CFA webinar http://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=146On March 12th, 43 CFA members came together in a physical and virtual presentation on the challenges and collaborative Initiatives of CTFs.UNDP PA Financing Scorecard is launched as an interactive webtoolhttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=145The recently launched online platform introduces and guides users though the guide and allows them to save completed results and share lessons and results with other protected area financial practitioners. GEF seeks expert consultant for the analysis of its experience on CTFshttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=144Expert consultants will analyze GEF’s experience with the 44 CTFs it has supported. Proposals should be sent no later than April 15, 2013.CFA webinar: RedLAC presents its approach to EFs Impact on Biodiversity Conservation in PAshttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=143The CFA webinar held last February 20th presented the work developed by the RedLAC Impact Monitoring Working Group. Forum on Conservation Financehttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=142The forum, hosted by The Ruckelshaus Institute, The Stroock Forum on Wyoming Lands and People and The Nature Conservancy, will take place on April 2-3, at the Casper College campus, Wyoming, USA.Caucasus Nature Fund seeks Program Directorhttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=141CNF is seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to direct CNF’s grant program in the South Caucasus.Quality Standards for CTFs: CFA initiative seeks consulting teamhttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=140CFA receives proposals for a consulting team to carry out the initiative Quality Standards for Conservation Trust Funds. Interested experts should send their proposals no later than February 21st to secretariat@conservationfinance.org.IDB Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Initiative is presented at CFA webinarhttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=138Ashley Camhi, from the Infrastructure and Environment Sector, presented the IDB Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Initiative and responded to participants’ questions.CFA welcomes new co-chair of the Environmental Funds Working Grouphttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=137Chris Stone, Managing Director for CI’s Global Conservation Fund, joins the Environmental Funds Working Group as co-chair. UNDP receives offers on project design for Central American Markets for Biodiversityhttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=136The project design specialist will scope out the needs and elaborate a project design ready to be taken to funders. Offers will be received no later than Jan 18th.Applications are open for the XXIII International Field Seminar on Protected Area Managementhttp://www.conservationfinance.org/news.php?id=135The XXIII International Field Seminar on Protected Area Management will take place from July 3rd to August 3rd 2013 in Colorado, United States. Applications are accepted until February 18th.