Bright Spots for Resource Mobilisation: Regional Initiatives Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services

In this webinar, the speakers talk about the Micronesia Challenge and the Caribbean Challenge Initiative, regional models for leveraging large-scale public and private sector commitment towards common goals. Kostka and Batista highlight the enabling factors that support the regional trusts as financial vehicles to attract and provide long-term, sustainable funding for biodiversity conservation. They also detail how countries within their respective regions have capitalised on their natural resources to generate revenue for the trust funds.