Claudia Godfrey, Director of Innovation and Strategic Management at Profonanpe, participated in various sessions related to the evolution of environmental funds and access to financing mechanisms. During the panel on accreditation with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), she shared Profonanpe’s experience as the first RedLAC member accredited by the GCF and as the accredited entity for the first project approved by the fund worldwide. The event highlighted how accreditation with multilateral mechanisms strengthens the role of Environmental Funds as strategic partners for countries, enabling them to channel international financing toward national priorities for conservation and climate action. Additionally, participants shared lessons learned regarding the institutional capacities needed to access and manage these resources.
The discussion also put into perspective how Environmental Funds can evolve from strengthening their standards and institutional capacities toward greater access to and diversification of financial mechanisms. In this regard, the panel on the evolution of Environmental Funds emphasized that Standards of Practice can serve as a common foundation for expanding financing opportunities, including mechanisms such as the The Green Climate Fund, the Adaptation Fund, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Project-Based Finance for Permanence (PFPs), and debt-for-nature swaps between countries.
Another session addressed the importance of having long-term financial strategies to support conservation. During the panel on Strategic Financial Plans, participants analyzed how these tools help identify funding needs and gaps, define mechanisms to address them, and coordinate public, private, and international resources. Drawing on Peru’s experience, Profonanpe participated in the discussion on the financial challenges that remain after planning and the need to identify additional sources of funding to move toward sustainable models.
Panel: “Strategic Financial Plan (SFP): Models and Experiences”
Profonanpe’s participation also provided an opportunity to discuss the challenges that arise during the implementation of long-term financial mechanisms. During the panel discussion on the role of environmental funds in implementing PFPs and other mechanisms, participants addressed the new measurement, reporting, and monitoring requirements associated with these instruments. In this context, Profonanpe’s experience provided an opportunity to reflect on the importance of integrating financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and results tracking systems so that the information generated contributes both to meeting funders’ requirements and to improving institutional management and assessing the sustainability of conservation outcomes over time.
At the same time, Yuliana Castro, Manager of Corporate Affairs and Communications at Profonanpe, participated in the session dedicated to the private sector and sustainable mobilization, highlighting the importance of environmental funds serving as reliable facilitators between companies and conservation areas. She also participated in the panel on strategic communication for collective impact. Her remarks addressed the challenge of communicating the added value of working as a network and of highlighting the results that environmental funds can achieve through collaboration with various stakeholders. This approach aligns with a vision of RedLAC as a platform capable of connecting local experiences with global opportunities and stakeholders.
Panel: “The Importance of Strategic Communication in Collective Impact”
Finally, during the closing panel on RedLAC’s Vision 2030, Claudia Godfrey shared a vision of the future in which the network strengthens its role as a regional platform for managing and mobilizing funding for conservation. A network that establishes itself as a collective voice capable of communicating, bringing together, and connecting stakeholders and funding opportunities, while continuing to strengthen its core mission: learning, sharing experiences, and collaborating among its members to expand the impact of conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The participation of Profonanpe in RedLAC Bolivia 2026 It helped foster a regional dialogue that links institutional strengthening, financial innovation, sustainability, and strategic communication. These elements are essential for environmental funds to expand their capacity to mobilize resources, respond to new demands for environmental financing, and demonstrate the impact of conservation efforts in the field.
