biodiversity

Rainforest Builder is working on tropical forest restoration projects in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

The firm has partnered with developer Imperative and will invest up to $30m per project, managing partner Agustin Silvani told New Private Markets.

Denise Odaro has taken the role of head of sustainable finance and transition, Europe and Americas.

The German firm has included an impact allocation in its latest fund.

Foundations, family offices, development finance institutions and strategic corporations have pushed the Brazil-based VC to a second close.

GPs are more likely to consider climate risks during due diligence than address them during the hold period, research from Unwritten shows.

The seven equity and credit funds selected by BNDES are expected to mobilise more than $3bn in private investments for energy transition and reforestation.

While investors are buying into the long term prospects, there are still concerns over GPs' track record and liquidity, according to research from pensions networking company Mallowstreet.

CEO Aleksandra Holmlund explains why improving biodiversity in working forests is a plausible path to scale, despite the negative impacts on harvesting income and carbon capture.

The importance of community support in natural capital as discussed at an event in London this week.