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🌍 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴? 🌍 The environmental challenges we face call for collaborative and intersectional responses. Still, too many of us are struggling to do alone what we can only do together. 🌟 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 🌟 Over the past years, the Fito Network 🧩 and Global Greengrants Fund have been fostering conversations to increase support and connectivity for environmental justice movements. 𝗪𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 responding to the shared needs of environmental justice, who together: 1️⃣ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 to grassroots movements. 2️⃣ 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 for movement and network building. 3️⃣ 𝐀𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐲, shifting funding to support more networks. 4️⃣ 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 to put movement builders on the global stage for collective advocacy 🚀 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐜𝐨-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞. 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥? 🌐 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 with leading networks and funders. 🌱 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 and what they're prioritizing. 🛠️ 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 that can amplify your impact. 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞! 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭: https://lnkd.in/dtJVTrzA #climatejustice #collaborativefunding #grassrootsmovements #impactnetworks #systemschange 🎉 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬. Want to add yours? Comment below! Global Greengrants Fund Climate Justice Resilience Fund The Patchwork Collective Casa Socio-Environmental Fund CLIMA Fund Reos Partners Ashoka ECOLISE Food Solutions New England Bioregional Weaving Labs Collective Kalpavriksh ESSA Technologies Ltd Betterknowledge4all Tipping Point UK Invertzio Green Silk Road Eternal Flame Worldwide EcoRestoration Alliance Green Releaf Initiative Puente Southwest 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? Share this post and invite them to join us!

Thank you to OnImpact Media for sharing our work and supporting the Forever Wild Initiative. Forever Wild (Group) is innovating in how land is financed, and managed for ROI by keeping nature central to all decisions, and how natural and social capital outcomes can be brought to market. If you invest, then nature IS in your 'wheelhouse' whether you explicitly factor it in or not. Ignoring investment in nature does not remove the investment risk; it simply shunts it until it returns with a vengeance through climate events, increased insurance and supply chain costs etc. Investing in nature is investing in our planet AND our collective economic well-being. https://lnkd.in/e3AVYeCG #wilderness #naturebasedsolutions #climateaction #biodiversity #investing #sustainableeconomies #sharedearth #conservation BeImpact Miguel Castillo Misty Neilson

Building the Future of Regenerative Communities: A New Era Begins 🌍 In January, we are officially launching a groundbreaking program to regeneratively map the homes of over 18 million Australians—and this is just the beginning. After nearly 18 months of research, planning, and collaboration, we are ready to unveil a transformative framework that empowers communities to shape their own future. At the heart of this effort is a regenerative stack of financial instruments, funds, and development models designed to put communities in control of their own development journey. This initiative isn’t about selling a product—it’s about co-creating a Story of Place with local communities. “C is for Community”—this guiding principle underscores the foundation of what we’re building. A Story of Place is a living narrative, crafted by the people, that lays the groundwork for community cohesion, shared vision, and sustainable growth. Here’s what we’re implementing in each Regen Place within the Regen Places Network: Bioregional Development Funds Community Land Trusts Bioregional Learning (Loving) Centres Regenerative Business Incubators Bioregional Trusts These community-led mechanisms are the backbone of a regenerative economy, designed to empower people and businesses to thrive within their own bioregion. Through a collaborative process, each Story of Place will help define the developmental journey for communities—enabling them to structure their future with a shared vision for prosperity and sustainability. We are creating a future where communities drive their own regeneration. This is a people-powered movement toward a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient world. Let’s work together to build the regenerative communities of tomorrow. #RegenerativeDevelopment #CommunityEmpowerment #BioregionalEconomy #SustainableGrowth #RegenPlaces #PlaceBasedDevelopment #StoryOfPlace #CommunityLed #RegenerativeBusiness #Sustainability #LocalLeadership #CircularEconomy #GreenEconomy #FutureOfCommunities #ImpactInvesting #SustainableBusiness https://lnkd.in/gNmh35VW

In the world of impact-driven investments, few concepts are as essential as capital preservation and restorative equity. Capital Preservation refers to the protection of invested capital from loss. For investors, it is a risk management strategy that ensures the return of principal, regardless of market volatility. It is especially important in long-term investment strategies where stability and security of the capital are paramount. Restorative Equity, on the other hand, refers to the process of creating and distributing financial returns while simultaneously restoring degraded or underutilized assets, such as land, ecosystems, and communities. In practice, restorative equity investments aim to enhance the value of natural resources while benefiting local populations and addressing broader societal inequities. For The Jäger Company, capital preservation and restorative equity are not mutually exclusive. Together, they form a cohesive investment framework that seeks both to protect investors' financial interests and to actively regenerate environmental, social, and economic capital. The Jäger Company’s CCRE Fund focuses on preserving large ranches in the Inter-Mountain West, managing these properties with regenerative agricultural practices, carbon sequestration initiatives, and rural community development. https://lnkd.in/eQuJbUUM #SustainableInvesting  #ImpactInvesting #RegenerativeAgriculture  #Sustainability #CCREFund #ClimateAction #thejagercompany #RuralCommunities #GreenTech #GreenEconomy #dyslexia #agriculture  #SoilHealth #Agroecology #FarmersOfTheFuture

Safeguarding India’s Shared Wealth: Protecting Our Commons 🌿 In this video story presented by Article 14, we are taken across the diverse landscapes of India—forests, pastures, and coastal ecosystems—to witness the significance of the Commons. These shared resources, collectively managed by communities, support millions of livelihoods, conserve biodiversity, and hold centuries of cultural and traditional wisdom, along with locally evolved self-regulatory practices fundamental to democracy at the local level. Conserving such Commons and their self-governing capability helps address several challenges, including climate change, biodiversity conservation, local democratic governance, and other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Jagdeesh Puppala, Subrata Singh, and Kanchi Kohli—share their insights and lived experiences, shedding light on the critical role of the Commons in sustaining communities and fostering environmental resilience. Together, they speak of the importance of local governance and self-regulation of Commons, economic valuation of land Commons, and restoration as a path to preserving livelihoods and achieving social justice. The story explores the economic and ecological value of land Commons, embraces multilingual perspectives on conservation, and showcases the Commons Convening—a collaborative initiative uniting civil society, community leaders, businesses and academicians-- to join hands in protecting these shared resources from climate and human-induced threats. This story by Kavitha Iyer and Article 14 is a reminder of the need to preserve these lands and uphold a legacy of shared responsibility and climate resilience—a legacy that will sustain and serve generations to come. Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/gJxzZqYW 1000 Landscapes For 1 Billion People | Aranyak EcoHarvest Pvt. Ltd | Asar | Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment | Axis Bank Foundation | Azim Premji Foundation | Catalyst Management Services | Centre for Research in Schemes & Policies (CRISP) | Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | Co-Impact | Collaborating for Resilience (CoRe) | Dakshin Foundation | EcoAgriculture Partners | EdelGive Foundation | Foundation For Ecological Security (FES) | Gram Vaani | Idobro Impact Solutions | India Climate Collaborative | LGT Venture Philanthropy | Mulago | Platform Commons | Professional Assistance For Development Action (PRADAN) | Rainmatter Foundation | Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies | Reap Benefit | Skoll Foundation | Target | The Convergence Foundation | The/Nudge Institute | UNDP in India | Vrutti -Livelihood Impact Partners | Water, Environment, Land and Livelihoods (WELL) Labs | WASSANIndia #India #Sustainability #CommonsConservation #Biodiversity #Article14Live #ClimateAction #Conservation #CommunityResilience #TraditionalKnowledge #LocalGovernance #NaturalResources #BiodiversityConservation #LandCommons

India’s pristine environments—its lush forests, expansive pastures, and vibrant coastal ecosystems—are more than scenic backdrops; they are essential Commons. These landscapes, stewarded by local communities through traditional self-regulatory practices, sustain millions of livelihoods, protect diverse flora and fauna, and preserve cultural heritage.Each ecosystem represents a blend of knowledge, culture, and adaptive practices that have evolved over centuries, enabling communities to coexist harmoniously with their environment. Looking ahead, the conservation and sustainable management of these Commons are imperative. Strengthening community stewardship will be key to addressing urgent global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and food security. By empowering local governance structures, India can promote resilience in the face of environmental threats while advancing Sustainable Development Goals. Future efforts must prioritize policy support, capacity building, and inclusive governance mechanisms that honor local knowledge systems and ensure equitable resource access, positioning these Commons as models for ecological and social harmony. As recognized by Article 14 of the Indian Constitution, which upholds equality and justice, these landscapes are safeguarded and stewarded by local community institutions and leaders.

Matching Natural Capital 🌳 to Institutional Capital 🏦 A key challenge to unlocking significant private capital for nature recovery is to structure an ‘asset class’ to fit the existing financial architecture. How can natural capital companies ensure they are approaching investors with propositions that match the scale, liquidity and return criteria of their mandates? Which pools of investor capital are more amenable to the kinds of investment opportunities on offer? In the UK, a handful of pioneering companies are testing different approaches to finance large scale restoration projects; unlocking landscapes for restoration through acquisition, lease or management contracts with the promise of revenue streams which include natural capital markets, eco-tourism and regenerative agriculture. An increasing number of the UK’s Great Estates are convinced, but can development companies persuade return-seeking financial investors to get involved? So far, natural capital companies appear to be financed via direct equity from impact investors or venture capital with a long term horizon, often referred to as ‘patient capital’. The capital is used to purchase or lease land for restoration. Last week Nattergal announced the successful close of its £40m seed round, supported by Aviva. These are sophisticated investors who clearly believe in the company’s value proposition. I imagine this must include the potential to exit their investment further down the line. Various climate and nature impact funds have been raised to invest directly in Nature-based Solutions (NbS) projects and natural capital development companies.  Most of these funds have global mandates to acheive scale. Since nature restoration is measured in decades rather than years, there is a potential liquidity mismatch between the needs of LPs in these funds, which typically have a term of up to 10 years, and the needs of the restoration project. I’m curious to learn how this risk is currently being managed by portfolio managers? Successful exits from natural capital investments will depend on the ability of companies and project developers to show attractive and predictable revenue streams from natural capital markets, primarily carbon and biodiversity credits. The more evidence investors see, the more capital will be available. This is why restoring faith in carbon credits is so important, as well as the work being done at #COP16 right now by the Biodiversity Credit Alliance to develop high integrity biodiversity credit markets. I’m a believer. Oxygen Conservation | RESTORE | Great Yellow | Greenshank Environmental | Nattergal Ltd | Finance Earth | Environment Bank | Rebalance Earth #naturalcapital #environmentalfinance #biodiversitycredits #carboncredits #naturebasedsolutions #NbS

🐝 Should we consider a #Subscription model for corporate action on #biodiversity & #nature? 🔗 to article: https://lnkd.in/erR9Dj3p 🙏 Tipping my hat to Simas Gradeckas for his recent article analyzing whether biodiversity credits should be treated as a commodity or an asset (link in comments). His article inspired me to reflect on a 3rd potential model for valuing biodiversity and getting someone to pay for the creation or maintenance of that value - a subscription model. 💡 This subscription model proposal is largely driven by one major difference between biodiversity credits (and any ecosystem service credit) and carbon. Carbon avoided emissions or removal only provide utility to humanity at the moment in time of avoiding emission or sequestering emissions. Whereas biodiversity and all other ecosystem service outcomes provide continual utility to nature as long as biodiversity or the ecosystem provisioning service is intact. ⌛ I also explore whether we should be directly translating the construct of durability from carbon credits to biodiversity and other nature credits or whether that might lead to unintentionally undermining the sustainable finance of the delivering of nature positive outcomes over the long-run. Durability is definitely an area of debate among folks that are working on designing biodiversity credits and policy frameworks to drive demand. See the recent Biodiversity Credit Alliance working paper on Definition of a Biodiversity Credit that comes to a bit of a different conclusion than I did on durability - https://lnkd.in/egXGrNGd ➡ My biggest takeaway is regardless of credits vs asset vs subscription approaches, the key design objective is to ensure continual delivery of payments for value created - the longer the commitment from buyers and the more sustained the continuity of payments, the better the outcomes for securing finance and ensuring companies and government entities are place-based committed and invested in long-term nature recovery, conservation and sustainable land use. 🌿 I hope these questions/ideas get your mental gears going as much as they did mine and would love to hear your reflections, especially if there are other limitations/red flags to this approach that I missed. #NBS #naturemarkets #NCS #naturefinance

We are delighted to introduce the last group of high-profile institutional partners who lead the way in advancing biodiversity initiatives 🌏 Finance for Biodiversity aims to call support to action and collaboration among financial institutions to reverse nature loss.    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world. #GlobalBiodiversityConsortium is a coalition of initiatives that brings together cutting-edge knowledge in global ecological research collaboration, and policy advocacy. Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) is a leading global investor membership body, which brings the investment community together towards a net-zero and climate resilient future. Emergent is a non-profit intermediary engaging between tropical forest countries and the private sector to mobilize finance to support emissions reductions in deforestation Climate Policy Initiative help drive economic growth while addressing #ClimateChange.   Participate in the discussion happening now, as decision-makers bring forth the crucial steps needed to accelerate biodiversity restoration through #naturebased solutions and #naturepositive investments🌳 Register ✍️: https://lnkd.in/gf5jaKV3 

Interesting food-for-thought as we all try to innovate new ways to channel long-term funding for nature stewardship (conservation and restoration).