{"id":10243,"date":"2009-02-25T17:34:05","date_gmt":"2009-02-25T17:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/?p=10243"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:50:35","slug":"ctfs-investment-survey-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/?p=10243","title":{"rendered":"CTFs Investment Survey 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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There are many conservation trust funds (CTFs) of varying sizes and missions, supported by a range of financing, that operate throughout the world. For the purposes of this study, CTFs are defined as legally independent, incountry, grant-making institutions that provide sustainable financing for biodiversity conservation, which often includes financing part of the longterm management costs of protected areas.<\/strong><\/p>

While some of these are funded through annual government appropriations or manage sinking funds where capital is spent down over time, many also manage endowment funds, relying upon the return from endowment investments to sustain their operations. There have been recent efforts to facilitate information sharing and greater collaboration with the most important network managed by the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds (RedLAC), a group of 23 Latin American and Caribbean funds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n \n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n\n Despite these initiatives, many of CTFs operate without the benefit of broader information and knowledge sharing, especially with regard to financial information. Instead, many CTFs are operating in relative isolation and therefore devise their investment strategies and management practices without the ability to draw upon one another\u2019s experiences. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n The Conservation Trust Fund Investment Survey (CTFIS) was created in order to bridge this divide. This worldwide study of CTFs was conceived and executed by a coalition of international organizations concerned with issues related to sustainable conservation financing and the role that CTFs can play. This effort is organized under the banner of the Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA), which is comprised of 18 environmental NGOs, government agencies, and CTFs. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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