Agenda

Conference sessions were designed to offer general topics relevant to all participants. There were also special sessions aimed at both established and newly emerging funds on the continent. The conference format included

panel discussions as well as targeted sessions and a poster session to give funds the opportunity to share information about their programs.

The agenda below includes links to the papers and talks presented during the conference, as well as links to speaker biographies and fund profiles. Sample Organizational Poster

Participants also participated in a field trip to the newly established Tanzania Land Conservation Trust, organized by the African Wildlife Foundation in Arusha, Tanzania as well as a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park.

Lake Manyara from the Hotel

Conference Program
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Date & Time	Title of Presentation	Presenter and Links
Wed., April 3
11:30	Opening Address	Hon. Edward Lowassa, Minister for Water and Livestock Development and the Chairman of the Tanzania Land Conservation Trust
15:00	The IPG - Environmental funds and the role of the IPG	Carlos Quintela, Wildlife Conservation Society
15:30	Welcome and Announcements	Ray Victurine, Wildlife Conservation Society Link: ®Welcome Letter (English, French)
16:00	Fund Introductions	Various Link: ®Participant List with links to Fund Profiles and websites, where available.
18:00	Keynote Address: Environmental Funds and their Importance for Tanzania	Dr. Magnus Ngoile - National Environmental Management Council and Eastern Arc Mountains Conservation Endowment Fund Board
21:00	The Serengeti - issues and challenges being faced by the ecosystem	Rob Malpas, Conservation Development Center and Markus Borner, Frankfurt Zoological Society
Thurs, April 4
8:30	Panel Session: Establishing and managing environmental funds - lessons learned	Chair: Brett Myrdal, Table Mountain Fund Links:®Table Mountain Fund Profile (English, French) ®Myrdal Presentation Panelists: Delfin Ganapin, FPE, Philippines Link: ®FPE Presentation ®Ganapin Paper (English, French) David Abura, MBIFCT, Uganda Links: ®Abura Bio (English, French) ®Abura Paper (English, French) Alberto Paniagua, RedLAC Links: ®Paniagua Bio (English, French) ®RedLAC Presentation
11:00	Panel Session: Board development and management: laying the foundation for the environmental fund success.	Chair: Nkunu Akyea, Ghana Heritage Trust Links: ®Ghana Heritage Trust Fund Profile (English, French) ®Akyea paper Panelists: Henri Rabesahala, Madagascar Protected Area Foundation Links: ®Rabesahala paper (English, French) ®Rabesahala Presentation ®Madagascar Prot. Area Trust Fund Profile (English, French) Joy Tukahirwa, ECOTRUST, Uganda Link: ®Tukahirwa Paper (English, French)
14:00	Panel Session: Raising funds for your organization: fundraising strategies	Chair: Therese Brinkcate, Green Trust, South Africa Links: ®Brinkcate Bio (English, French) ®Brinkcate Presentation ®Brinkcate Paper (English, French) Panelists: Alberto Paniagua, PROFONANPE,Peru Links: ®Paniagua Bio (English, French) ®Paniagua Presentation Nathalie Johnson, WB/GEF Links: ®Johnson Presentation ®GEF Paper (English, French) Scott Dresser, CI Links: ®Dresser Bio (English, French) ®Dresser Presentation Fanuel Shechambo, IUCN: The Kijani Initiative - Promoting African Biodiversity Business Link: ®www.kijani.com
Fri., April 5
8:30	Panel Session: Innovative Financing Opportunities	Chair: Paulette Bisseck, Foundation for Environment and Development in Cameroon Link: ®FEDEC Fund Profile (English, French) Panelists: Melissa Moye, WWF: Debt swaps and debt Links: ®Moye Bio (English, French) ®Moye Presentation Carlos Quintela, WCS: Carbon markets Link: ®Quintela Presentation Abdoulaye Ndiaye, MacArthur Foundation: Program- related investment Link: ®Ndiaye Presentation Alain Lambert, Ramsar Convention: Market-based instruments Links: ®Lambert Presentation ®Lambert Paper (English, French)
11:00	Asset Management for endowment funds - Essential steps for board members and fiduciaries	John S. Adams, Vice President Investments, Salomon Smith Barney Link: ®Adams Presentation
14:00	Concurrent Session One
	Conservation Financing Training Guide and Long Term Financial Planning Manual for Protected Areas	Dirk Kloss, TNC Link: ®Kloss Bio (English) ®Kloss Presentation
	Developing and operating successful grant programs to meet fund objectives	Jane Kisakye, CIDA, Uganda Link: ®Kisakye Bio (English, French) Therese Brinkcate, Green Trust, South Africa Link: ®Brinkcate Bio (English, French)
	Monitoring and Evaluation - program, social and biological monitoring	Alistair McNeilage, WCS and ITFC Uganda & Geo Dutki, Bwindi Trust.
15:30	Concurrent Session Two
	Building capacity of grant recipients and NGO partners - investing in the future	Jane Kisakye, CIDA, Uganda Links:®Kisakye Bio (English, French) ®Kisakye Paper (English, French) Therese Brinkcate, Green Trust, South Africa Link:®Brinkcate Bio (English, French)
	Conservation Financing Training Guide and Long Term Financial Planning Manual for Protected Areas	Dirk Kloss, The Nature Conservancy Link:®Kloss Bio (English) ®Kloss Presentation
	Project Tracking	Nosy Ramamonjisoa, IRG Link:®Ramamonjisoa Bio (English, French)
17:00	Group Wrap-up Session: Next Steps - what needs to happen next?	Ray Victurine, Wildlife Conservation Society Report of Conference Proceedings (English, French)
18:30	Evaluation & Adjournment
Sat, April 6
9:30	Presentation on the work of the Tanzania Land Conservation Trust and Africa Wildlife Foundation	AWF - Tanzania

More Information on Environmental Trust Funds

Much has already been written about the creation and implementation of environmental funds. If you would like to do some background reading on funds, look through our publications page (general trust fund documents are at the bottom of the page). Documents from the Africa conference are also posted here.

In addition, there are many web links with useful information on conservation finance and other topics of interest. We have compiled some of the most useful here.