The Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) was established in February 2002 in order to encourage and enhance collaboration among international institutions and organizations involved in financing of biodiversity conservation. The CFA receives support from a number of international organizations including the World Bank and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and collaborates with more than 30 NGOs and environmental funds, in addition to important donors. Funbio has been a member of the group since 2005 and is currently participating in CFA’s restructuring process and is responsible for the administration of the Alliance. In 2009, the CFA recieved a donation from the Moore Foundation to support its efforts to improve the Alliance’s organization.

CFA facilitates ongoing disussion of financial mechanisms and best practices that can ensure long-term and permanent funding for conservation of natural resources. Towards this end, the Alliance hosts a a work group that fosters projects and programs for environmental funds. The work group has promoted the Rapid Review of Conservation Trust Funds, a survey of environmental funds around the world, and the Conservation Trust Investment Survey – CTIS - a study of the performance of its investments. The Network is currently developing work groups on sustainable funding for protected areas and on innovative funding for conservation.