PARTNERSHIPS
A National Platform for Long-Term Conservation Finance
The Liberia Conservation Fund partners with government, philanthropy, development institutions, the private sector, and civil society to build durable conservation finance systems. Through partnership, we align capital with national priorities, strengthen protected area financing, and deliver long-term outcomes for biodiversity and communities.
Why Partner with the Liberia Conservation Fund
LCF serves as Liberia's permanent home for conservation finance. As an independent, nationally aligned trust fund, we provide the governance, fiduciary oversight, and financial mechanisms needed to deploy capital responsibly and at scale.
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Partners work with LCF to move beyond short-term projects and invest in systems that sustain conservation outcomes over the long term.
What this enables
National Alignment
Financing aligned with Liberia's conservation, climate, and development priorities.
Permanent Impact
Long-term mechanisms that continue funding beyond project cycles.
Strong Governance
Independent oversight, audited financials, and transparent reporting.
Flexibility & Leverage
Capital structured to catalyze additional funding and future revenue streams.
Our Partnership Pathways
Philanthropic, Bilateral, and Multilateral Funders
LCF partners with foundations, bilateral agencies, and multilateral institutions to capitalize endowments and sinking funds that provide predictable, long-term financing for protected areas and community-based conservation.
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Typical partnership roles:
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Endowment capitalization
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Sinking fund support for protected areas
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National systems-building and conservation finance platforms
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Blended finance alongside public and private capital
International Conservation and Development Organizations
LCF works with INGOs to channel program funding through long-term financial mechanisms, ensuring conservation investments continue delivering impact after project funding ends.
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Typical partnership roles:
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Program funding through LCF-managed mechanisms
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Co-design of financing structures for specific areas
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Technical collaboration, monitoring, and learning
Government Agencies and Policy Institutions
LCF collaborates with government partners to align conservation finance with national policies, protected area strategies, REDD+, biodiversity offsets, and climate commitments.
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Typical partnership roles:
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Policy and strategy alignment
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Protected area financing coordination
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Domestic resource mobilization
Private Sector Partners
LCF provides a credible, well-governed platform for private sector actors to support biodiversity offsets, compliance contributions, ESG commitments, and co-investment in conservation landscapes.
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Typical partnership roles:
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Biodiversity offsets
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Compliance-related contributions
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ESG-aligned conservation investment
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Co-financing mechanisms
Community and Civil Society Organizations
LCF partners with communities and civil society to strengthen local stewardship, support livelihoods, and ensure conservation finance responds to local priorities and needs.
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Typical partnership roles:
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Co-management structures
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Community grant mechanisms
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Advisory committees and stewardship programs
Climate and Nature Finance Innovators
LCF collaborates with finance innovators to pilot and scale carbon finance, ecosystem service payments, and other nature-based revenue mechanisms suited to Liberia's ecosystems.​
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Typical partnership roles:
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Carbon and ecosystem service pilots
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Market readiness and de-risking
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Revenue diversification
Our Conservation Finance Toolkit
LCF uses a mix of complementary financial mechanisms to ensure conservation in Liberia is funded sustainably over the long term, rather than through short-term projects alone.
Chronic underfinancing
Escalating threats
Invested capital generates annual returns that fund conservation in perpetuity, while the principal remains intact. The East Nimba Nature Reserve Endowment is Liberia's first example of this model.
Time-bound funds used to finance defined conservation needs such as infrastructure, restoration, or institutional strengthening.
Limited livelihood alternatives
Unstable funding flows
Capital is advanced and replenished through repayments or revenue streams, allowing funds to be reused for conservation activities.
Carbon finance, biodiversity offsets, extractive sector contributions, and stumpage fees blended with donor and private capital over time.
Built for Trust and Accountability
LCF operates under independent governance, professional investment management, and transparent reporting. All partnerships are subject to rigorous due diligence, fiduciary safeguards, and alignment with national priorities.
Learn more about our governance
Partner with Liberia's National Conservation Finance Institution
LCF operates under independent governance, professional investment management, and transparent reporting. All partnerships are subject to rigorous due diligence, fiduciary safeguards, and alignment with national priorities.