Numbers for Nature Training Institute
Empowering Environmental Leaders with #NumbersForNature
Transforming the way conservationists solve environmental challenges.
Back your conservation strategies with data, and make your arguments indisputable.
Our unique and effective capacity building program in economics and finance provides the missing piece to bring nature into economic development conversations at every level of decision-making.
Our course are taught by experts with real-world experience who can demonstrate how the use of economics can advance environmental goals in practical, strategic ways.
Our Courses
Register today and empower your conservation work with strong economic arguments!
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Introduction to Environmental Valuation
CourseLearn how economists link ecosystem services and economic value together in this self-paced online course.
$40
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Introduction to Conservation Finance (Old Version)
CourseThis self-paced online course will cover the fundamentals of conservation finance solutions, scalable strategies, and more.
$80
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2023 Economics & Finance for Environmental Leadership
CourseBuild a solid foundation in economic theory along with practical tools in this virtual 7-week course. Topics include natural resource economics and management, valuation, cost-benefit analysis, and finance solutions for conservation.
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Testimonials
What do past participants say about our courses?
Titus Muia
“This training is one of the greatest ideas in community-based conservation. It has empowered me as a key decision maker in a conservation organization to have a not just a voice, but a voice of reason. This is exactly what I needed, and now I have it, thanks to CSF.”
Scott Edwards
"It is our conviction that by raising economic literacy and building a better case for conservation, we can direct human behavior and decision making to support better outcomes for people and nature."
Indekhwa Anangwe
“I have picked up invaluable conservation finance and economics aspects that are going to be very useful for my day to day work. We are currently working towards establishing a sustainable financing mechanism for protected areas in Africa and how we create a case for conservation of these conserved and protected areas is going to be very critical as we talk to governments, potential funders and other key stakeholders. This course couldn't have come in at a better time for me."
Kerstin Brauneder
“I can whole-heartedly say that this was a great experience. I think it's great that this is carried out online rather than on-site, because it allows more people to attend and reduces the carbon travel footprint."
Hannah de Villiers
"One of the best courses I've ever done and what I learned will stay with me for life.”
Maxene Atis
“I plan to apply the knowledge I acquired in this course directly in my conservation work, particularly in my interactions with policymakers, the private sector, and government entities. I am definitely better prepared to supervise or provide important feedback on my external consultants' studies on ecosystems services and biodiversity in general. As far as sharing, I will be using all platforms and avenues (e.g. as a board member of a National Conservation Trust Fund in Haiti, in training workshops with local organizations, communities, and government, in meetings, workshops and conferences).”
Samantha D. Leone
The course was an excellent refresher! For anyone considering it, it provides a great introduction to environmental economics, policy and conservation finance! I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking to expand their knowledge in these subjects! Added bonus: The instructors are amazing and the learning materials and platform are top notch!"
Start learning today with our free video lessons!
Want to understand the economic drivers of environmental problems? How to value things in the natural environment? The essentials of fisheries and forestry economics? Step-by-step instructions on cost-benefit analysis? View our video lessons to learn more!
Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF)
At Conservation Strategy Fund, we know that conservation and economic development can, and must, coexist for the future of humanity.
Conservation Strategy Fund has been using economics-based arguments for 25 years to preserve ecosystems and livelihoods in some of the world's most threatened ecosystems.
Global environmental changes are being driven by diverse economic factors, and conservation leaders need to use the language of economics to strengthen their arguments for preserving critical ecosystems, and the people in them.
This is a story about a powerless park facing off with a powerful oil company…and winning.
Ephrem Balole, Economic Tools for Conservation and Infrastructure Planning in the Albertine Rift, 2013, Congo
Course graduate Ephrem Balole use the cost-benefit analysis he learned from CSF to prove that nature conservation would provide a
greater economic boost to Virunga
than the oil exploration the government was considering.
Balole and others from Virunga National Park then met with policy-makers and ultimately the government rejected the oil development in favor of preserving the natural resources of Virunga.
Panama Canal: 10,000 People Keep Their Homes
Eyra Harber, Economic Tools for Conservation 1999
A young Panamanian lawyer named Eyra Harbar, who worked for the local non-profit law firm Centro de Asistencia Legal Popular (CEALP), was concerned about a plan to dam three rivers and pipe the water into the Panama Canal as part of a scheme to expand it. After Harbar's work with CSF, the the ill-conceived plan was shelved, and the Panamanian people had the chance to vote for a very different plan to expand the Canal. It used recycling pools instead of dams to supply the needed water, costing up to $3 billion less than the original expansion plan, displaced no one, left rivers free flowing and caused zero deforestation.