{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Investing in Impact | Impact Investing","title":"Meet the The Investment Bank for Conservation: Larry Selzer // CEO of the Conservation Fund","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2465,"description":"In episode 75 of the Investing in Impact podcast, I speak with Larry Selzer, the CEO of The Conservation Fund, on his journey and the organizations path to being the investment bank for Conservation.\n\nLarry Selzer, the CEO of the Conservation Fund, discusses his journey in conservation and the mission of the organization. The Conservation Fund is a nonprofit that buys land for conservation and promotes sustainable economic development. They work with public agencies to acquire land and hold it until the agencies are ready to purchase it back.\nThe organization focuses on protecting working forests and farms, which provide clean air, clean water, and jobs for rural communities. Selzer also discusses the importance of carbon markets and the need for regulations to ensure transparency and integrity.\nTakeaways\nThe Conservation Fund buys land for conservation and promotes sustainable economic development.\nWorking forests and farms are important for clean air, clean water, and jobs in rural communities.\nCarbon markets and carbon credits play a crucial role in achieving climate solutions.\nRegulations and standards are needed to ensure transparency and integrity in the carbon offset market.\nThe future of conservation lies in the convergence of the environmental movement and the free enterprise system.\nSound Bites\n\"Conservation and economic development is where we like to play.\"\n\"Land conservation is part of the solution to some of our great challenges.\"\n\"We need to build and deploy hundreds of thousands of miles of new transmission capacity.\"\nAbout The Conservation Fund\n\nThe Conservation Fund is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1985, committed to the dual goals of environmental preservation and economic development. With a mission to protect America’s most critical lands and waters, The Conservation Fund has become a leader in advancing sustainable, community-based conservation efforts.\n\nMission and Vision\n\nThe Conservation Fund aims to create solutions that...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xH2V0wRai2vSs5BEN2Ofr_Xx5JRthVsX0ReYVPkrd1k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xZmE5/Y2UyMDQzMGQwZGMx/YmI2ZjgyOTViYzcy/MTViMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}