Mwenzi\u2019s Nature Stewardship Bonds<\/p>\n
Conservation Capital<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a pioneer in conservation finance\u00a0\u2013 has developed an innovative system for aligning the financial interests of communities and nature-based enterprises through a shared ownership instrument \u2013 the Nature Stewardship Bond (NSB).\u00a0 Mwenzi seeks to pilot and manage NSBs in Africa that can transform the relationships among communities and nature-based enterprises that rely on community conservation and sustainability initiatives.<\/p>\n Supporting Conservation through a\u00a0WWF<\/a>–Kiva<\/a>\u00a0collaboration on microfinance<\/p>\n This project explored the opportunities and challenges of facilitating access to microfinance for conservation-based enterprises in parts of Latin America.\u00a0 WWF and Kiva will present some lessons learned from their study of this opportunity.<\/p>\n