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Advisory Board

Candice Stevens leads the Sustainable Finance Coalition and as a visionary in nature finance leverages her expertise to find and design innovative finance solutions for natural landscapes and seascapes, benefiting the people that are their custodians.
As CEO and Founder of the Sustainable Finance Coalition, she collaborates with industry leaders and diverse stakeholders to bridge Africa’s nature finance gap. Her groundbreaking work in innovative finance for nature has garnered prestigious recognition, including the UN Pathfinder Award, EcoLogic Awards, Greening the Future Award, and Mulago Foundation Fellowship. With a background in law, commerce and tax, Candice has extensive experience in protected and conserved area financing, environmental law, and policy-making on financial incentives. She is represented on regional and international committees focused on financing nature including the Advisory Task Force on Financial Reporting to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Blue Bond Accelerator Advisory Board, amongst others. Notably, Candice’s partnership with the Government of South Africa led to the introduction of the world’s first effective biodiversity tax incentive within the South African protected areas network, earning her a Pathfinder Award Special Commendation for this pioneering global innovation.