A recent study from Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) demonstrates the positive impact of NPAs on the Peruvian economy, and highlights how an investment in these services could mean a return of nearly 900% in economic value to Peru. This economic analysis indicates that strategic investments in these spaces will conserve natural heritage, and also generate employment and economic growth.

The natural protected areas (NPAs) are home to much of Peru's megadiversity. Ensuring their sustainability and efficient management is not only essential for the conservation of the country's flora and fauna but also represents a key opportunity for economic development and the well-being of local communities. The Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) study reinforces this idea, highlighting the potential positive impact of NPAs on the Peruvian economy. Its findings indicate that investment in these strategic spaces, in addition to conserving natural heritage, also generates employment and economic growth.

CSF Peru visited the facilities of the National Forest and Wildlife Service (SERFOR) to discuss the potential of building a common agenda where CSF's experience contributes with information that values ​​the forest and wildlife heritage, estimates the cost of the loss of ecosystem services and its socio-environmental impact on the country. The meeting was attended by the Executive Director of SERFOR, Erasmo Otárola, officials of the entity and Augusto Mulanovich Diez-Canseco, director of CSF Peru.

In May 2024, Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) Brazil participated in the 3rd Assembly of Rede Xingu+, a gathering focused on discussions and decisions related to the preservation of protected areas and the challenges faced by indigenous and riverside communities in the region. The event brought together over 400 participants, including indigenous leaders, partner institutions, and local community representatives.

#Numbers4Biodiversity Alfonso Malky, Director for Latin America, CSF.  

Course participants from CSF's "Strategies for Effective Nature-Based Tourism" represented 21 organizations from 9 African countries.  

Since we launched our programs in Indonesia in 2015, demand continues to grow for CSF’s unique approach to training and capacity building.

On April 1st, we commenced the second edition, exclusively in Spanish and 100% online, of our esteemed course 'Economics and Finance for Environmental Leadership' on our Spanish online training platform, Numbers for Nature Institute. This course is a unique opportunity for Latin American professionals, offering them economic tools with direct applicability in the field of nature conservation.

El pasado 1ro de abril iniciamos la segunda versión, 100% en línea y en español, de nuestro reconocido curso Economía y Finanzas para el Liderazgo Ambiental, que se lleva a cabo en nuestra nueva plataforma para capacitaciones en línea Instituto Numbers for Nature. El objetivo del mismo es ofrecer a profesionales de América Latina herramientas económicas que tienen aplicabilidad en el campo de la conservación de la naturaleza

Conservation Strategy Fund’s global training team launched its first in-person course in the US since 2019 last November 8th & 9th. Over the two-day course, participants explored the root causes of environmental and conservation problems, earning a background in ecological economics to speak the language of finance with decision-makers around the world.