Practice guidance for protected and conserved area finance

Finance for Protected Areas. This Guide contributes to the further development of conservation finance in light of global and local challenges for biodiversity and with the goal of supporting nature and ecosystem service flows essential for human well-being. This Guide has been produced as part of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas series of good practice guidance. Its purpose is to help PCA practitioners rethink, advocate for, and secure financial and operational sustainability for the delivery of the targets of the GBF. The Guide enables practitioners to: • Support a more informed understanding of PCAs as drivers for sustainable and equitable socio-economic development; • Learn about durable finance solutions, help select those suited for specific sites, landscapes and seascapes and improve effective use of available finances for the effective management of PCAs; • Use financial solutions in ways that support people and community empowerment leading to equitable distribution of benefits in an integrated approach; and • Raise awareness for the role finance can play in environmental and social exploitation and degradation as well as positive support for nature and people.

This Guide contributes practical knowledge to improve the overall financial sustainability of PCAs of all categories and governance types from sites to systems levels. It provides insights into the means and modes of obtaining, managing and spending funds in ways that best serve conservation and mapping out the most effective finance pathways to deliver efficient and effective PCAs. This Guide also acknowledges the increasing pressures on biodiversity and the resulting need for understanding conservation finance in a broader sense.

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• IUCN Protected Area and conservation Finance