Our Work
Over the years, Earthmind has worked with on a wide range of initiatives; here are some highlights:
Encouraging voluntary area-based conservation – Contributing to the initiatives of the CBD Secretariat and UNEP WCMC to recognise voluntary commitments to area-based conservation
Addressing ocean risk – Support to IUCN on consultative workshops in Kenya, Mozambique, and the UK plus a technical guidance note
Investing in nature – Study for the European Commission on private sector financing for biodiversity in developing countries and IUCN working paper on conservation finance
Blue economy opportunities for coastal communities – Developed a training programme for TNC on sustainable coastal livelihoods and prepared a biodiversity financing strategy for the Maldives
Biodiversity-positive gas shipping – Support to Black Seat Oil & Gas, Turk Stream, NordStream2, South Stream, and Yemen LNG on compliance with IFC PS 6
Biodiversity-positive mining – Support to Vale Mozambique, GAC, and Horizonte Minerals on compliance with IFC PS 6
Building the wildlife economy across Africa – Support to establishing the African Wildlife Economy Institute (AWEI) at Stellenbosch University
Fair Carbon – Providing technical and managerial inputs into building a new platform to facilitate fair carbon markets, particularly for marine and coastal areas
Training conservation leaders in Africa -Designed and directed new undergraduate and graduate learning journeys for conservation leaders at the African Leadership University