Table of Contents
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Acronyms and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
by Pablo Gutman
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
by Pablo Gutman
Why focus on long-term financing for sustainable natural resource management? . . . .7
Financing for whom and for what? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Potential users and uses of this survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
What is in the survey? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Some survey findings and lessons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Five common-sense principles when considering financing for SNRM . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Section 1. Financing Options: A discussion . . . . . . . . . .13
1. A Survey of financing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
by Pablo Gutman
What is the scale of applicability? Projects, programs, sectors, and more . . . . . . . . . .15
Financial requirements and financing options in general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Financial requirements and financing options in SNRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
A checklist of 52 financing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
You may need less money than you think . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Financing from public budgets, taxes, and revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Banks and loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Multilateral and bilateral donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .