Our life-changing annual course empowers participants with practical tools to innovate and solve conservation challenges around the world.
Back by popular demand, this year we’re returning to in-person training at Stanford University from August 18-29 2025. This 2-week course will be run by CSF’s Numbers for Nature Training Institute in partnership with Stanford’s Natural Capital Project and the Conservation Finance Alliance.
This introductory course provides conservation professionals with a solid foundation in economic theory and practical tools to apply their new skills to the most pressing conservation challenges in their regions. The 2025 cohort will learn to use economic language and theory to build nature into financial decision-making and communicate effectively with stakeholders across regions, cultures, and backgrounds.
This course is made up of seven modules:
- Economic Fundamentals
- Natural Resource Economics
- Behavioral Economics
- Environmental Valuation
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Environmental Policy
- Conservation Finance
With the generous support of our funder, The Dry Creek Foundation, we are able to offer scholarships for up to 35% of the cost of the course, keeping the course cost at 5,000 USD (the same price as this course 10 years ago)!
- Apply before April 25th to be eligible for the 35% scholarship: Pay 5,000 USD.
- Apply before June 14 to be eligible for a 22% scholarship: Pay 6,000 USD.
- Apply before July 24 to be eligible for a 15% scholarship: Pay 6,500 USD.
Learn more at www.numbersfornature.org.
including values of ecosystem services.
negotiate for nature.
Please register for the course or apply for a scholarship on the Numbers for Nature Training Institute website. Scholarship applications close on July 11 and registration closes on July 18.
