New Forests investment in Thailand
RSCF partner New Forests has announced the first investment for its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2). This project, which has benefitted from the Facility’s support in its development, will contribute to conserving and restoring the Kuan Kreng Landscape (KKL) in Thailand....
Successful investment of ECOTIERRA’s Sustainable Land Use Fund in Honduras
The Restoration Seed Capital Facility is proud to announce that ECOTIERRA’s Urapi Sustainable Land Use Fund has successfully closed an investment of USD 9.2 million in Honduras, with the Facility’s support.RSCF provided project development support in the form of reimbursable grants, notably to enable Ecotierra to achieve...
Impact Earth announces second closing of the Amazon Biodiversity Fund
The Amazon Biodiversity Fund (ABF), a Brazilian impact fund advised by Impact Earth, aims to mobilize venture and early growth capital for sustainable enterprises with a transformational positive impact on biodiversity and local communities in the Legal Amazon of Brazil. With two new investors on board,...
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...
Introduction to the Restoration Seed Capital Facility
Making Investments in Forest Landscape Restoration happen View presentation ...
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...
Partner Announcement: SWC and New Forests
New Partners approved by RSCF to Accelerate Private Investments in Landscape Restoration Frankfurt and Geneva, 1 December 2022. The Restoration Seed Capital Facility (RSCF) has approved The Shared Wood Company (SWC) and New Forests as two new partners to qualify for the Facility’s support. The Facility will provide SWC and New Forests with...
Forests as the panacea
The dilemma between protection and utilization Abstract Corporates are committing large amounts of financing for forest protection and restoration; The increasing number of urban dwellers, mainly in developing countries, will drive timber consumption to unseen levels in the next decades; Existing forests and plantations are unlikely to feed the...
Partner Announcement: Arbaro Advisors and Ecotierra
The Restoration Seed Capital Facility supports Arbaro Advisors and Ecotierra Frankfurt, November 9th, 2021. The Restoration Seed Capital Facility (RSCF) has approved Arbaro Advisors and Ecotierra as its first two partners to qualify for the Facility’s support. The co-funding provided by the Facility will boost the efforts of these fund managers in...