• Capacity Development Provider

Mission: WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. WCS engages the private sector together with governments, communities, and consumers to generate critical outcomes for biodiversity. They work with their local partners to identify marketable natural products and help make connections with buyers willing to pay a premium price for sustainably produced, wildlife-friendly goods.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

Organization Programs

Cambodia: IBIS Rice

Indonesia: Sustainable Landscape

Myanmar: Ecotourism

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Ecotourism and Conservation
    • Sustainable Forestry and Reforestation
  • Services

    • Manage an incubator or provide co-working space for entrepreneurs
  • Nonfinancial Services

    • Capacity development services
    • Market linkages
  • Capacity development services

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Performance or impact measurement and management support
    • Talent development/HR (including leadership)
    • Operations and technology development or adoption
  • Market linkages services

    • Access to new markets/customers
    • Meeting product standards
  • Program online

    • Primarily in-person
  • Focus Tech

    • No
  • Focus Population

    • Rural entrepreneurs
    • Base of the pyramid population
    • Minority or disadvantaged populations