This report represents the third in a series of studies covering the financial performance of Conservation Trust Funds from 2006 through 2009.
Conservation Trust Funds are innovative financing mechanisms developed to provide long term financing for conservation and sustainable development. Over 50 Conservation Trust Funds (CTFs) have been established in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Eastern Europe. The 39 trust funds participating in this study manage over $519 million dollars and operate under a variety of financing structures, including endowments, sinking funds and revolving funds.