What's Next in Innovative Finance for Nature? From Ideas to Investment

A New York Climate Week 2026 event, hosted by Conservation Finance Alliance, Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation, IUCN, and Morrison Foerster

📅 Thursday, 24 September 2026, ⏰ 3:00–6:00pm

Nature underpins the global economy, yet almost none of its value shows up directly on financial statements. Innovative finance solutions and a pipeline of investable projects are needed to bring Nature into the markets and to help markets align with Nature's needs.

Join the Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) and the Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation (CPIC) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for a late afternoon event and networking that brings leading voices in private and innovative finance together for a deep dive and active engagement. The event convenes investors, dealmakers, and visionaries to share the latest innovations, watch live pitches for nature-finance deals, and discuss how to scale and replicate nature finance.

On the agenda:

• A fireside chat with a leading figure in nature finance 

• A diverse panel exploring the state of private finance for nature: what's working, where capital is still hesitant, and what the next five years could bring

• The CFA Incubator Showcase, a first look at investment-ready deals and concepts.

• Networking with nature finance innovators and actors.

The CFA Incubator is supported by Milkywire's Nature Transformation Fund, in collaboration with Klarna.

The CFA and CPIC would like to thank all of our partners for the CFA Incubator and this event

Presentation Webinars from CFA Incubator Cohort 3

CFA and OCTO are hosting a series of webinars

The Webinar Series features five (5) webinars each with two projects per session that present the main conclusions and finance solutions developed by the 10 projects of CFA Incubator Cohort 3 during 2025.

The Webinar series, co-hosted with OCTO, is part of the CFA Incubator, supported by Milkywire’s Nature Transformation Fund, in collaboration with Klarna.

Meet the Cohort 3

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🌱 Webinar 1: Making Conservation Investable: Impact Bonds for People and Nature

🎣 The Salmon Impact Bond

Presented by Ross Dixon & Audrey Maria Popa (Coast Funds) and Raven Walkus (Wuikinuxv First Nation).
An Indigenous-led initiative advancing salmon habitat restoration and community development in Canada.

🔹 Karukinka’s Impact Bond and Sustainable Finance (WCS Chile)
Presented by Melissa Carmody (WCS Chile)
A diversified sustainable finance approach supporting the conservation of Karukinka Park in Tierra del Fuego, Chile.

📅 Tuesday, January 20 - ⏰ 11 am EST | 8 am PST | 1 pm CLST | 4 pm UTC | 4 pm GMT

👉 Watch the recording

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🌊 Webinar 2: Financing the Sustainable Transition of Small-Scale Fisheries

🐟 Marine Conservation Incentives
Presented by Hollie Booth (University of Oxford & Kebersamaan Untuk Lautan)
A scalable, evidence-based incentive model being piloted in Indonesia to protect marine biodiversity while safeguarding the livelihoods and wellbeing of coastal communities.

🔹 BlueMove Fund for Small-Scale Fisheries in Africa
Presented by Camille Richer and Yousr Benfadhel (BlueMove / BlueSeeds)
A new nature-positive fund combining technical assistance and concessional finance to support sustainable fishing, regenerative blue economy activities, and MPAs in Tunisia and Senegal.

📅 Thursday, January 22 - ⏰ 9 am EST | 6 am PST | 2 pm UTC | 3 pm CET | 10 pm WITA

👉 Watch the recording

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🌍 Webinar 3: Sustainable Finance in Africa: Tourism and Blended Finance Solutions

✈️ Global Green Visa®
Presented by Bhalin Singh (Prajna Ventures)
An innovative mechanism that embeds a transparent conservation contribution into national e-visa systems—transforming tourism into a consistent, scalable revenue stream for biodiversity.

🌿 Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) Infrastructure Finance Facility
Presented by Onkemetse Nteta (IUCN)
A regional blended finance facility designed to mobilize long-term funding for conservation and infrastructure across TFCAs in Southern Africa.

📅 Monday, January 26 - ⏰ 9 am EST | 6 am PST | 2 pm UTC | 3 pm CET | 4 pm CAT/SAST

👉 Watch the recording

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🌍 Webinar 4: Trust Funds as Engines for Nature Finance: Debt Conversion in Cuba and a Biodiversity and Climate Fund in Madagascar and Africa

🔹 Debt Conversion for Nature and a Conservation Trust Fund in Cuba
Presented by Fernando Bretos (Cresta Coastal Network)
A pioneering effort to develop Cuba’s first debt conversion for nature and an independent Conservation Trust Fund, channeling fiscal savings into biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation, and sustainable fisheries.

🔹 Mitsiry Biodiversity and Climate Technical Assistance Facility
Presented by Blanda Andrimamy & Lea Méléard (Miarakap)
A blended finance approach combining a $50M investment fund with a dedicated technical assistance facility to support biodiversity-positive enterprises in Madagascar and Eastern & Southern Africa.

📅 Thursday, February 5 - ⏰ 9 am EST | 6 am PST | 2 pm UTC | 5 pm EAT

👉 Watch the recording

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🌍 Webinar 5: Making Conservation Enterprises Investable: Low-Impact Scallop Harvesting and Improving Biodiversity Outcome Tracking

🐚 Finance Solutions for Sustainable Scallop Fisheries
Presented by Tom Hooper (Fishtek Marine Ltd)
An innovative, low-impact method for harvesting scallops using pots as an alternative to damaging dredging.

🦜 The BirdsPlus Index
Presented by Eliot Miller (American Bird Conservancy)
A science-based tool to measure, report, and validate biodiversity outcomes for conservation finance, impact investing, and nature-positive action.

📅 Thursday, February 12 - ⏰ 12 pm EST | 9 am PST | 5 pm UTC | 5 pm GMT | 6 pm CET

👉 Watch the recording

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