Welcome to the Conservation Finance Guide. The overall goal is to provide practical tools to support the rapid expansion of sustainable finance mechanisms that generate long-term funding for biodiversity conservation.
Welcome to the Conservation Finance Guide. The overall goal is to provide practical tools to support the rapid expansion of sustainable finance mechanisms that generate long-term funding for biodiversity conservation.
The design of entrance and activity fee systems will vary greatly depending on the findings of the feasibility assessment – including legal framework, infrastructure needs/availability, current and potential number of visitors, comparative advantages, and environmental costs. To avoid unforeseen problems and costly mistakes, it is essential that the design of the fee system be implemented with full engagement of key stakeholders and ideally as part of a larger business or management planning process for the site in question. If the fee design process is conducted separately, then the output should be a simplified business plan that complements the existing site business plan or management plan (see Box 2 for key components). The authority responsible for oversight and administration of the fee system should lead the design process and may need to involve a facilitator or consultant with business and financial planning expertise to guide participants.
2.3.1 Governance and management
2.3.2 Pricing structure
2.3.3 Social process and safeguards
2.3.4 Ecological design
Overview
1. Understanding Entrance and Activity Fees
1.2 Stakeholders
1.3 Potential in Monetary Terms
1.4 When is it Feasible and Appropriate?
1.5 Strengths, Risks, and Challenges
2. Methodology
2.1 Scoping
2.2 Feasibility
2.3 Design
2.4 Implementation
2.5 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Adaptive Management
3. How to Improve the Impact of Existing Systems
Appendix: Generic Terms of Reference (ToR) for a Feasibility Assessment