Nature Finance Case Study Library

This series of case studies illustrates past or ongoing projects that have used a variety of mechanisms to finance a nature-based solution in the United States. Each case study describes the context, the nature-based solution applied, the financial mechanism used, and ideas for how private capital and/or a green bank or community lender could support similar projects. 

The following case studies relate to the financing of forest-based solutions:

• Family Forest Carbon Program
• Lyme Timber Conservation Easements
• Nisqually Tribe Mashel River Protection
• Sebago Clean Waters
• The Cumberland Forest Project
• The Yuba Project Forest Resilience Bond