Sustainable Finance Bootcamp: Community-Led Ocean Action

​Less than 1% of climate and conservation finance reaches the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities who safeguard the world’s vital ecosystems. Community-led conservation finance changes that. It ensures money flows directly to local actors, is tied to real conservation results, and is accountable every step of the way. It’s not just more money for nature, it’s money in the right hands, making the right impact.

​Underpinned by the principles of sustainable finance, the session will unpack actual finance solutions that are advancing ocean finance in the context of community-led conservation to work towards sustainable finance actually reaching those who are on the front lines of ocean stewardship.

Moderator:

​Candice Stevens is the CEO and Founder of the Sustainable Finance Coalition, where she works to unlock innovative finance solutions for nature and communities across Africa. With a background in law, commerce, tax and conservation finance, she brings together governments, funders and partners to bridge the nature finance gap.

Panellists:

> Stefanie Lang began her work as Executive Director of the Legacy Landscapes Fund in April 2021. She has worked in conservation for more than 20 years, in bilateral and multilateral institutions and NGOs, as well as in the private sector.

> Paine Mako is the visionary Executive Director and Maasai woman leader of Home Planet Fund partner Ujamaa Community Resource Team (UCRT) in Tanzania. She brings her expertise spanning social sciences, climate change, and gender.

> Okeloh Namadoa is the President of EARFISH (Eastern African Platform for Non-State Actors in Fisheries and Aquaculture) a network of fisher and coastal communities within the Eastern African region.