Unlocking Private Finance for Forests and Sustainable Land Use: Sharing Lessons and Opportunities to Scale up Investment in the LATAM Region
Investment in nature-based solutions must double by 2025 and triple by 2030 to meet global climate and biodiversity targets according to the United Nations Environment Programme’s State of Finance for Nature Report. Accounting for only 17% of current investment in nature-based solutions, private finance must rapidly...
Campo Capital and Impact Earth Approved by the Restoration Seed Capital Facility to Accelerate Private Investments in Landscape Restoration
The Restoration Seed Capital Facility (RSCF) has approved Colombia-based, Campo Capital as the first partner to qualify for new fund development support under the Facility’s Support Line 1. In addition, RSCF has approved Impact Earth as a new partner to receive support to identify and...
New Forests is driving restoration investment markets in Southeast Asia
New Forests is a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies, with a diversified portfolio of approximately USD 7 billion in nature-based assets including sustainable timber plantations and conservation areas, carbon and conservation finance projects, agriculture, timber processing and infrastructure investments. New...
Sharing Lessons Learnt from the Restoration Seed Capital Facility with Arbaro Advisors and Ecotierra
On 8 June 2023, RSCF held a knowledge exchange webinar where RSCF partners Arbaro Advisors and ECOTIERRA shared valuable lessons learnt on developing strong pipelines of bankable, restoration-focused projects. Hanna Skelly, Managing Director of Arbaro Advisors, highlighted the ongoing need for targeted fund manager support to...
Restoration Seed Capital Facility Annual Report 2022
RSCF has achieved significant environmental and social impacts in its first full year of operations, with four partners onboarded and new interest in the Facility’s support creating a positive outlook for 2023. Read more about RSCF’s supported activities, partners and future priorities in the Facility’s Annual...
Practical Guidance to Develop Environmental & Social Impact Frameworks
To meet global climate, biodiversity and land degradation targets, private investment in sustainable land use must rapidly scale up, according to the United Nations Environment Programme’s State of Finance for Nature report. Fortunately, there is a gradual but persistent move by banks, investors and corporations to go...
Introduction to the Restoration Seed Capital Facility
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Closing the Nature Finance Gap: Practical Solutions to Mobilize Private Investment for Landscape Restoration
6th Global Landscapes Forum Investment Case Symposium White Paper This white paper summarizes the key messages of the session "Unlocking Private Finance for Landscape Restoration: Practical Solutions to Mobilize Investment" presented at the 6th Global Landscapes Forum Investment Case Symposium. Key messages: • Investment in nature-based solutions must...
Building Local Climate Resilience with Collective Collaboration
Global demand for coffee is a driving force of tropical deforestation. With small-holder farmers producing 60% of the world’s coffee, new funding models are required to support small-holders to transition to sustainable agricultural practices that protect forests, restore degraded lands, maintain healthy waterways, enhance biodiversity...
A Community-First Approach to Landscape Restoration
Ecotierra places communities at the heart of its approach to landscape restoration. Founded in 2011, Ecotierra works directly with small-scale producers to support sustainable land use practices that drive local economic development, combat climate change and reverse land degradation. However, in order to expand this...