natural capital

Morrison & Co’s Steven Fitzgerald said the investment is consistent with its decarbonisation thematic and ‘fundamentally’ has the characteristics of infrastructure.

The Article 9 fund will invest in projects to restore forests, wetlands and mangroves in developing countries.

Adding Ardian and Just Climate to the mix of managers investing in nature-based solutions helps break down barriers.

Mombak’s Amazon Reforestation Fund has sold 30% of its 10-year projected output at a price point bettered only by the EU’s emissions trading scheme.

The firm will invest growth capital in companies supporting emissions avoidance in agriculture and emissions sequestration via natural assets.

Nature-based solutions need both catalytic and institutional capital to remove carbon from the atmosphere at scale, according to a study by the Forest Investor Club.

Nature-based solutions and nature markets are the most interesting areas for institutional investors , per a Pollination survey.

Land-based aquaculture investments, debt-for-nature swaps and DFI-backed investments are on an upward trajectory but the scale of capital needed remains daunting.

Infrastructure funds are under growing pressure to deliver ‘nature-positive’ investments.

The industry is likely to gravitate towards credit schemes that enable multiple issuances from a single project, says Pollination's Laura Waterford.